Flask

A small, squared glass vessel with a narrow opening at the top, its surface crusted with pale and rust-colored weathering and iridescent patches. The lower part shows greenish-yellow glass beneath the encrustation, set against a plain gray background.

Look closer: An iridescent patch of rainbow-colored weathering on the upper left side of the vessel.

Artist

Unknown

Date

7th–8th century

Medium

Glass; cut, tooled on the pontil

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

900 × 1156 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1932