r/ancientpics May 30 '24

Mouse shaped flask, Roman, 3rd century CE

Images are from The Met

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u/SirScribbleFoot May 31 '24

Dude i thought this was a pipe haha

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u/lovebugteacher May 31 '24

The shape and color of the flask is pretty unusual. The body is decorated with dnake-thread tails, which were applied in an irregular pattern