Lentoid Flask Rim Fragment

Object Name: 
Lentoid Flask Rim Fragment

Notice of Upcoming Content and Access Change

The Museum is working on the future of our online collections access. A new version will be available later in 2023. During this transition period, the current version of the Collections Browser may have reduced functionality and data may be not be updated. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. For any questions or concerns, please contact us.

What is AAT?

The Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) (r) is a structured vocabulary for generic concepts related to art and architecture. It was developed by The Getty Research Institute to help research institutions become consistent in the terminology they use.Learn More

Object Name: 
Lentoid Flask Rim Fragment
Place Made: 
Egypt
Accession Number: 
51.1.215
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 1.5 cm, W: 4.5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1290-1085 BCE
Primary Description: 
Lentoid Flask Rim Fragment. Translucent bright green glass, bubbly with some stone, unweathered, trail of opaque yellow; core-formed, trail- decorated and tooled. Fragment preserves rim and portion of neck, rounded horizontal rim bends sharply down into tapering neck as far as preserved, thick opaque yellow trail added to edge of rim and marvered in.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Tano, Phocion J. (Greek), Former Collection
Color: 
green
Technique: 
tooling
core-forming

Publications (2)

Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1979) illustrated, pp. 71-72, #73, pl. 7; BIB# 29547
Catalogue des Objets de Toilette Egyptiens (1972) p. 183, #OT809; BIB# 19738