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Pale Blue Pilgrim Flask

3rd - 5th century AD

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Inward-folded rim, vertical. Long narrow cylindrical neck; constriction between neck and body; lenticular body with pattern-blown ribs over the entire body; flat base with pontil mark. Two ribbon handles applied to shoulder and attached to lower part of the neck. No residue; very well preserved, relatively small amount of patina on inside and outside vessel.

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  • Title: Pale Blue Pilgrim Flask
  • Date Created: 3rd - 5th century AD
  • Physical Dimensions: Height: 12.9 cm., Diameter (rim): 3.6 cm., Diameter (base): max. 1.9 cm. and min. 0.9 cm., Thickness (rim): 0.1 cm.
  • Type: Utilitarian
  • Medium: Glass
  • Registration Number: 1902.23.2
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

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