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The Origin and Alchemy: The Double Face of Janus Carved in Ancient Indigo
This anthropomorphic vial shaped like a head is a centerpiece of our collection, a nocturnal sister to our green head vase. Here, the glass is tinted a deep blue, the color of the subconscious and dreams. This Roman Vial is mouth-blown into a partial mold that imprints the facial features, then hand-finished at the neck.
It often represents Janus, the two-faced god, or a guardian of the threshold. The alchemy of this piece is particularly intense. The cobalt-rich blue glass reacts strongly when buried in Syrian sand. For six months, the salts erode the facial reliefs, deepening the eye sockets and hairline with an almost ghostly white patina. It is as if the face emerges from an ancient mist. The twenty oxidation cycles give the object a dramatic depth.
This is not a simple bottle; it is a presence. It was designed to hold precious ointments or sacred poisons in antiquity and still carries this aura of mystery and protection today.
Sensory Experience: A Dreamlike Protection by the Guardian of Dreams and Passages
The blue face with closed or half-closed eyes seems to meditate for eternity. The color is captivating: an ultramarine blue that shifts to turquoise under the limestone patina. It is the color of the deep sea or the sky just before total night. The texture is incredible: you can feel under your fingers the modeling of the face—the nose, lips, and curls of hair.
The patina adds a chalky softness that contrasts with the hardness of the glass. The iridescence on this piece is often very marked on the raised areas (forehead, nose), creating a mask-like effect of gold or silver. It is an object that looks at you as much as you look at it. It imposes an atmosphere of calm and introspection. Placed on a bedside table, it becomes the guardian of your dreams, filtering nightmares.
On an altar, it represents inner knowledge, the vision beyond appearances. It is a piece of handcrafted Roman glassware with a strong, almost tangible soul. It inspires respect and invites silence.
Craftsmanship Commitment
Molding a face in hot glass is a difficult art. One must blow with just the right pressure so the glass embraces the mold’s details without becoming too thin and fragile. Our artisans excel in this art of sculpting by breath.
The blue used is obtained by mixing traditional pigments that give this lively and deep shade. The patina work is done with special care to highlight the facial expressions without erasing them. Each head is then carefully hand-cleaned, a reversed restoration work to leave just enough time on the face.
This is a high-end handcrafted product, unique and charismatic. By owning this blue head, you adopt a silent companion, a witness to human history and the eternal quest for meaning. It is an object of benevolent power.
Technical Details
- Shape: Anthropomorphic vase (human head) with a tall neck.
- Material: Mouth-blown cobalt blue glass (partial mold).
- Appearance: Blue face with white patina and iridescence on the reliefs.
- Aging: 6 months burial to reveal the features.
- Use: Sleep guardian, symbolic decoration, oil vial.
Expert Advice
Slip a small paper with your dream or wish inside the head so it is symbolically kept and nurtured by the spirit of the vial.
Brand : Essences Agape
Length (cm) : 22
Width (cm) : 17
Height (cm) : 22
Container weight (g):
Material/Ingredients : Blown glass, aged and hand-carved
Gender : Unisexe
Age group : Toutes
Delivery within 48 hours in France and up to 8 days internationally
Essences Agape has simplified its delivery options to offer you a service that is both swift, accurate, and of the highest quality.
With a constant concern for satisfaction, delivery is included in the product price, the discount already applied to the displayed price.
Our delivery times
- Free delivery in France: between 2 and 4 working days, depending on the French postal service times.
- Free delivery internationally: between 2 and 8 working days, depending on the postal services of the destination country.
- Delivery at 24.99 euros to the United States: between 1 and 3 working days, depending on the postal services of the destination country.
All our products are in stock and ready to be shipped.
Stocks are limited and may require more time to arrive for certain products, depending on the end of the ripening cycle of the ranges.
For any order placed before noon (excluding weekends and holidays), shipping is carried out the same day to mainland France.
Our logistical and sensory expertise
With five years of expertise in sensory customer experience, our teams have perfected a shipping method that combines efficiency and feeling.
Each order is handled with care and precision, from packaging to handover to the carrier, to ensure an experience of discreet and genuine luxury.
Depending on the nature of the product and the size of your order, we select a suitable eco-friendly sensory packaging that combines protection, beauty, and durability.
Addition of the "green sensory"
Each shipment is hand-personalized by our team: a ritual that blends scents, textures, and natural materials to awaken your senses as soon as you open the parcel.
It is this unique signature that makes Essences Agape much more than a brand, a whole experience.
Essences Agape
Make every day a sacred ritual for yourself.
Essences Agape was born from a simple promise: every daily action can become a ritual that soothes the body, calms the mind, and brightens the soul.
Our creations are handcrafted, in small batches, then left to slowly mature — sometimes buried in sand, sometimes resting for a long time — to allow the natural materials to reveal all their subtle power. Nothing is rushed, everything is purposeful.
Inspired by world traditions, the house Essences Agape honors all beliefs and sensibilities: Christian, Muslim, Jewish, spiritual, esoteric, or without label.
Each incense, each candle, each home fragrance is designed as a companion of light: an authentic, inclusive object that accompanies your prayers, your meditations, your moments of silence, or your simple moments of gentleness.