Pomegranate Glass Flask

Pomegranate Glass Flask

Description:

Glass flask in the form of a pomegranate.


Clear pale green with opaque white, opaque light blue, and opaque orange trails.


Splayed rim formed by six triangular, pointed calyx-tips, bent outwards; cylindrical neck joining shoulder in curve; almost spherical body with rounded bottom.


On body two groups of opaque combed trails: (a) on upper half, three trails, white, orange, and light blue, combed into upright festoons; (b) on lower half, three trails, white, orange, and light blue, combed into inverted festoons.


Core-formed and tooled, trails marvered and combed.


Dimensions: Diameter: 6.30 centimetres; Height: 5.80 centimetres max


Object Type: flask


Techniques: core-formed; trailed; tooled; marvered; combed


Condition: Broken and mended; rim and top of neck missing. Thick white enamel-like weathering-coat which almost obscures the colours, but a surface-coat only, not yet causing any decomposition.

Period:

Late Bronze Age II

Date:

1340 - 1200 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Enkomi

Accession Number:

1897,0401.1056