Conical Flask
Conical Flask
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Palestine, probably inland
DateProbably second century
DimensionsH: 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Max Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1095
Not on View
DescriptionMedium thin glass.
Probably transparent. Color cannot be determined because of weathering.
Free-blown and tooled; circular pontil scar on base, ca. D 2.0 cm.
Rim outsplayed horizontally and folded inward. Tall, cylindrical neck with a toolmark and a slight constriction at its base. Squat, conical body. Flat bottom with a depression at its center.
Probably second century
Probably second century
First half of third century
3rd-4th century CE
probably 2nd century
Probably mid-fifth to mid-sixth century
Last Third of First Century
Second half of first century CE
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