Fragment of Lentoid Flask

Object Name: 
Fragment of Lentoid Flask

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Lentoid Flask
Place Made: 
Accession Number: 
59.1.41
Dimensions: 
Overall W: 4.7 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1350-1085 BCE
Primary Description: 
Translucent milky-white glass, extremely bubbly, some black stone, unweathered; core-formed and tooled. Fragment preserves lower section of a lentoid flask or possibly the bottom part of a jar.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1959-07-27
Glass from the Ancient World
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1957-06-04 through 1957-09-15