Roman Glass Janus-Faced Bottle, 100 CE - 300 CE
Glass
G.0144
Two alert faces keep vigilant watch in opposite directions over the contents of this splendid bottle. Sometime in the passing centuries, however, they must have fallen asleep, for whatever the...
Two alert faces keep vigilant watch in opposite directions over the contents of this splendid bottle. Sometime in the passing centuries, however, they must have fallen asleep, for whatever the vessel once contained has vanished. It hardly seems to matter; time has lent the bottle a rarity and beauty that more than compensates for the loss.