Conical Flask
Conical Flask
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Palestine, probably inland
DateProbably second century
DimensionsH: 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm); Rim Diam: 1 3/16 in. (3.0 cm); Max Diam: 1 3/16 in. (3.0 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.697
Not on View
DescriptionMedium thin glass.
Transparent to translucent pale green.
Free-blown and tooled; circular pontil scar on botom, ca. D 1.8 cm.
Rim outsplayed horizontally and folded inward. Tall, cylindrical neck with a toolmark and a slight constriction at its base. Squat, conical body about one-third of the total height. Flat bottom with a depression at its center.
Probably second century
Probably second century
probably 2nd century
Probably second century
3rd-4th century CE
Late 1st to mid-2nd century
2nd-4th century CE
Last quarter of 1st to mid-2nd century
Last Third of First Century
Probably first half of second century
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