AV.5480

Double-head flask, a so-called Janus flask

onbekend (glasblazer)

This mold-blown flask consists of two parts. Each has the shape of a head, attached back-to-back. The so-called Janus flask refers to the head of the Roman god, after whom the month of January is named. This type of flask merely contained liquids.

Rome

AD 1 - AD 199