Romano-Egyptian Pomegranate Glass Flask

Object Description

A fine and rare Romano-Egyptian glass vessel in the shape of a pomegranate fruit. It features a rounded, oval shaped body, which tapers towards a narrow, cylindrical neck. The neck flares out to a scalloped, crown shaped rim, imitating the calyx of the pomegranate fruit. The mouth of the vessel is small and circular. The flask sits on a conical and rounded raised foot. The glass presents with a beautiful opacity and yellow-brown colouring.

Date: Circa 30 BC – AD 200

Object History

Ex. Russkin collection, formed in the 1980s.

Object Condition

Fine condition. Earthly encrustations to the surface. Signs of wear as consistent with age, such as minor surface pitting, stable hairline cracks, and scratches. The raised foot has been chipped. The vessel has been repaired at several places throughout the body, including to the base, where the raised foot has been reattached, along one corner of the body, and to the neck of the vessel.

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