3-037-528 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Fish Flask, 3rd century A.D. Additional Info: Free-blown flask of pale green glass in the shape of a fish. Deflated to achieve the flat fish body, neck bent to form the tail. Mouth pinched into two protruding sections for lips. Molten glass trailed around the tail four times; a gather attached at the head and successively lifted and reattached, the ares of lifting then pinched to form the spine. Side fins added by attaching two gathers, themselves pinched. The eyes and back fins are formed with blobs of glass added on the sides. Heavily discolored, taking on a brown hue due to weathering.