Small Flask
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Small Flask
Place of OriginRoman Empire, Eastern Mediterranean, Syro-Palestine
Date1st century CE
DimensionsH: 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm); Rim Diam: 11/16 in. (1.8 cm); Base Diam: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown, tooled
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.445
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DescriptionThis small flask was free-blown from thin, transparent dark manganese-colored glass. Small spherical bubbles are visible throughout. The everted rim is rounded and partially thickened in the flame. It has a tall cylindrical neck with slightly concave sides that transitions smoothly into a convex, sloping shoulder. The body is elongated and inverted conical, tapering to a solid pointed end.
Comparative ReferencesSee also Hayes, John W., Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1975, fig. 103, p. 52 (A similar piece with less distinct shoulder).2nd-3rd century CE
Probably 2nd century
4th century
1st century CE
3rd-4th century CE
4th century
1st century CE
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