Double Head-Shaped Sprinkler Flask
Artist
Unknown
Datecirca early 3rd century
MediumGlass (multi-part mold-blown and tooled)
DimensionsH. 3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm) x Max. Diam. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm) x Diam. of rim 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineGift of Mr. George D. Pratt, courtesy of Mrs. Katherine Pendleton Arrington
Object numberG.50.8.42
On View
On viewE. M. Stern, The Toledo Museum of Glass. Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries (Rome, ‘L’Erma’ di Bretschneider 1995) 238, no. 3.
Published ReferencesW. R. Valentiner, "Opening of Four New Galleries of Early Sculpture and Decorative Arts," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 1, no. 2 (Summer 1957), group of donated objects mentioned 21-22.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present.
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