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Flask with spiral ornamentation

Made By Syrian

Made By Roman

Date100-399 AD

PeriodLate Roman Imperial Period

Mediummold blown glass

DimensionsOverall: 6 9/16 in. (16.6 cm)
Base: 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm)
rim: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)

Classification(s)

ANCIENT

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles T. Cook

Object number30.1.26

DescriptionGlobular- bodied flask of extremely thin, light-green transparent glass. Expanded mold-blown to produce faint spiral ribbing on body. Tall, cylindrical neck constricted at its base, end in a thicker, slightly flaring fire-polished rim. Concave base; no pontil mark. Remains of a single trail of applied dark-green decoration on upper neck. Large flakes peeling off on interior. Soil incrustation inside, light iridescent film on outside, with patches of silvery enamel-like weather near rim.

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