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This flask is associated with a group of hexagonal or octagonal mould-blown glass vessels used by pilgrims for bringing earth, oil or water back from the Holy Land. Other related polygonal vessels include ewers, jars and baskets. The flask has a hexagonal body that tapers slightly from the shoulders to the base, which is kicked and bears a pontil mark. Its long cylindrical neck ends in a funnel-shaped mouth, the rim of which is folded outwards. The two applied handles are solid trails of glass, pulled up from the shoulder and wrapped round the neck; the handles of such hexagonal flasks are usually hollow. The panels on the sides of the flask bear three different motifs, each repeated twice: a lozenge diaper with a central boss, a palm-frond or chevron motif, and a lattice.
Title
Hexagonal Flask
Date
6th C
Medium
transparent, bluish-green glass, yellowish-green at the rim from reheating; mould-blown & tooled, with trailed-on handles
Accession number
824
Work type
Sculpture