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Janiform Head Flask
Janiform Head Flask
AD 100–400
Glass, mold-blown
Diameter: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.); Overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1923.945
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The iridescence covering much of the surface obscures the original violet-like color.
Description
Called Janiform after Janus, the two-faced Roman god associated with doorways and beginnings, two-faced head flasks like this were popular across the Roman Empire. The faces themselves, quite similar to one another, could both represent Janus, although he is typically bearded and here the gender is unclear. Some other two-faced head flasks clearly differentiate between the two sides, showing one serious, the other smiling.
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