A Large Roman Lentoid Glass Flask, Roman-Early Byzantine period, circa 400 C.E.– 500 C.E.
H. 16 cm
HC_GL_1023
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Provenance
Found in Samaria, Jerusalem private collection 1978.
The lentoid, or convex, shape of this flask was a common style used for vessels of this type that allowed them to be easily stowed on the long journeys on Rome’s fabled highways. The looped handles on either side of the flask’s neck are slightly uneven, while the large body below is shaped to an almost perfectly round disc.