An Ancient Roman two-handled flask, blown from translucent glass with a light blue hue. The vessel features a mould-blown tubular body, decorated with impressed dimpled, honeycomb pattern to the body. Beautiful raised ribs surround the pushed in base of the neck, which rises to an everted rim. Within the neck is a constricted opening. Two applied handles on either side extend outwards from the rolled rim, descending to the shoulders. The vessel sits on a circular concave base. There is a beautiful iridescence and milky patina to the surface of the glass. Earthly encrustations and signs of wear as consistent with age. Stable v-shaped crack to the neck. Sprinkler flasks can be identified by the small inner-disk at the bottom of the neck. This disk has one small hole to allow precious liquids to be used sparingly, and the liquid was most likely perfumed oil for beautification. A further indication that the vessel was used to contain liquids is its wide mouth, which would have facilitated the easy and careful pouring of liquids into and out of the jar. Glass was often the preferred material for storing expensive oils, perfumes, and medicines in antiquity because it was not porous. By the 1st century AD, the technique of glass-blowing had revolutionised the art of glass-making, allowing for the production of small medicine, incense, and perfume containers in new forms. Glass vessels are found frequently at Hellenistic and Roman sites, especially in cemeteries, and the liquids, which filled them, would have been gathered from all corners of the expansive Roman Empire. Measurements: (circa) H 10cm x W 5cm Provenance: From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.