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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:2004.173 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name flask, double head flask Description This is an unusual glass double head flask decorated with a youthful face on opposing sides. The flask could possibly represent the Roman god Janus. A vey similar example can be found in the the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession no. 17.194.244), which is dates to the third to fourth century AD.Colchester Museums curate one of the best collections of Roman glass in the country, especially of the first century AD thanks to Boudica’s rebellion and destruction of the town. The Romans used glass to manufacture a huge range of objects, from bottles, bowls and bath flasks, to hairpins, gaming counters and even windowpanes. In the early period glass vessels were imported into Britain but, from the second half of the first century AD, glass was also made here. The development of glass blowing techniques meant that certain items could be produced cheaply and in large quantities. Glass is often thought to be rare from the Roman world, because it is so fragile, but the main reason for its rarity is because it was recycled throughout the Roman period. Production period Roman Material glass Dimensions diameter: 45.00 mm height: 74.00 mm Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:2004.173
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

flask, double head flask
Description

This is an unusual glass double head flask decorated with a youthful face on opposing sides. The flask could possibly represent the Roman god Janus. A vey similar example can be found in the the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession no. 17.194.244), which is dates to the third to fourth century AD.Colchester Museums curate one of the best collections of Roman glass in the country, especially of the first century AD thanks to Boudica’s rebellion and destruction of the town. The Romans used glass to manufacture a huge range of objects, from bottles, bowls and bath flasks, to hairpins, gaming counters and even windowpanes. In the early period glass vessels were imported into Britain but, from the second half of the first century AD, glass was also made here. The development of glass blowing techniques meant that certain items could be produced cheaply and in large quantities. Glass is often thought to be rare from the Roman world, because it is so fragile, but the main reason for its rarity is because it was recycled throughout the Roman period.
Production period

Roman
Material

glass
Dimensions

Details