Flask
3rd–4th century A.D.
This free-blown flask is made of pale bluish green glass. Its bulbous body with a flattened shoulder rests on a slightly concave base with a pontil-mark. The shoulder is decorated with etched diagonal lines. A Greek inscription (modern?) has been etched on the body. The cylindrical neck ends with a funnel-like mouth and lip folded inwards. An iridescent sheen and dark accretions cover one side of this flask.
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