Conical Flask
Conical Flask
Place of OriginRoman Empire, probably Palestine
Date2nd century CE
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
DescriptionThis small, grayish-green object was shaped by blowing and tooling techniques. It has a flared, rounded rim, a tall neck, and a short, cone-shaped body with a flat bottom. A small scar on the underside marks where the object was detached from the blowing rod.
Probably 4th century
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century
1st-2nd century CE
3rd-4th century CE
3rd-5th century CE
4th to early 5th century
3rd century CE
2nd-4th century CE
3rd-4th century CE
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
3rd-4th century CE
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