Conical Flask
Conical Flask
Place of OriginRoman Empire, Palestine
DateLast third of 1st century CE
DimensionsH: 5 13/16 in. (14.7 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Body Diam: 2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.633
Not on View
DescriptionThis vessel is classified as a glass conical flask. It is transparent to translucent natural grayish-green in color. The glass is medium thin, but the fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. It was free-blown and tooled, with no pontil mark visible.
The flask has a tubular rim that is triangular in section and folded downward, outward, and upward/inward. It has a tall cylindrical neck with a toolmark and a slight constriction at the junction with the conical body. The body makes up about one-third of the total height and has a rounded barrel angle. The bottom is flat.
Probably 2nd century
Probably Late 1st to early 2nd Century
Probably 2nd century
First half of 3rd century
Probably 2nd century
200-250 CE
Last Quarter of 1st to Mid-2nd Century
Probably 2nd century
Mid to third Quarter of the 1st century
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