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Conical Flask
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Conical Flask

Place of OriginAncient Rome, probably Palestine
DateProbably second century
DimensionsH: 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); Max Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.700
Not on View
DescriptionMedium thin glass. Transparent natural grayish green. Free-blown and tooled; circular pontil scar on the bottom, D 1.6 cm. Outsplayed rim, rounded and partially thickened in a flame. Tall, cylindrical neck; toolmark at its base. Squat, conical body two-fifths of the total height. Flat bottom with a slight depression at its center.

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