Flask
Flask

Currently not on view

Flask,

6th century

Late Antiquity, ca. 476–700 CE
y240

Information

Title
Flask
Dates

6th century

Medium
Transparent light green glass
Dimensions
h. 11.6 cm, diam. rim 6 cm, diam. base 4.5 cm (4 9/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of W.L. Bogert, Class of 1912
Object Number
y240
Place Made

Levant

Place Collected

Syria

Description
Fire-polished, rounded rim; wide cylindrical neck tapering toward the body, constricted at its base; ovoid body with slightly concave bottom.
Culture
Roman (style or period)
Period
Late Antique
Type
flasks (bottles), glass
Materials
free-blown glass

Given to the Museum by W.L. Bogert as part of the Old Collection

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