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
First half of 3rd century
Probably 2nd century
probably 2nd century
Probably 2nd century
Last Quarter of 1st to Mid-2nd Century
Mid to third Quarter of the 1st century
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