Conical Flask
Conical Flask
Place of OriginAncient Rome, probably Syria or Palestine
Date3rd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Body Diam: 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1119
Not on View
DescriptionMedium thin glass.
Transparent natural pale green.
Free-blown and tooled; no pontil mark. Outsplayed rim folded outward and upward, then inward and downward. Tall cylindrical neck with toolmark and slight constriction at its base. Tall, conical body two-thirds of the total height, with a rounded basal angle. Flat bottom.
Last Third of First Century
Probably second century
Probably second century
probably 2nd century
Probably second century
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
Last Quarter of 1st to Mid-2nd Century
Probably second century
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