Two-handled flask
Two-handled flask

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Two-handled flask,

5th century CE

Late Antiquity, ca. 476–700 CE
y235

Information

Title
Two-handled flask
Dates

5th century CE

Medium
Transparent light green glass
Dimensions
h. 13.2 cm, diam. rim 5.5 cm, diam. base 4.5 cm (5 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of W.L. Bogert, Class of 1912
Object Number
y235
Place Made

Eastern Mediterranean

Description
In-folded, rounded rim; tall, wide, cylindrical neck, slightly tapering toward the globular body; concave bottom. Two coil handles attached to the shoulders, bent to the midpoint of the neck and from there again to the rim. A thick thread of the same glass applied around the middle of the neck at the juncture with the handles. At the center of the bottom is an annular pontil mark, 1.7 cm. wide.
Period
Roman (style or period)
Type
flasks (bottles), glass
Materials
free-blown glass
Subject
pontil marks, green (color)

Given to the Museum by W. L. Bogart

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