Small two-handled green-glazed flask Yale University Art Gallery

3rd century A.D.

Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: 4 13/16 × 3 3/4 in. (12.3 × 9.5 cm)
Credit Line: Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos
Accession Number: 1935.525
Geography: Excavated in Dura-Europos, Syria
Culture: Syrian, Dura-Europos
Period: Roman
Classification: Containers
Disclaimer: Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance

Excavated by the Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos (Necropolis, Tomb 23, Loc. VIII-B), present-day Syria, 1928–37; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Bibliography

Michael I. Rostovtzeff et al., The Excavations at Dura-Europos, Final Report IV, Part I, Fascicle 1, 1st, IV (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1943), 54, pl. 17, fig. 25

Object copyright

No Copyright - United States

Additional information

Object/Work type

flasks (bottles)

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