Flask thumbnail 1
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Flask

c.1292 - c.1050 B.C. (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Blue core-formed glass bottle with three double rod handles on the neck.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Core formed glass
Brief description
Bottle of blue glass with three handles on the neck. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19 or Dynasty 20
Physical description
Blue core-formed glass bottle with three double rod handles on the neck.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.0cm
  • Greatest width width: 4.5cm
Styles
Object history
The original accession registers for this object state that it is said to have come from a Greek tomb.

Purchased from John Webb.
Other number
8001 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
994-1868

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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