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Conical Flask
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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
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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.

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