Pilgrim Flask
Origin
Rome
Dateca. 100 B.C.E
Mediumceramic
Dimensions6 × 4 1/2 × 3 in. (15.2 × 11.4 × 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsVessels & Containers
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Albuquerque High School
Object numberPC1976.83.39
DescriptionThis earthenware drinking vessel is known as a Pilgrim Flask, which was used over centuries to transport water or other fluids. The object has a large, almost spherical body at its base. Two handles emerge from each of the object's shoulders and connect to the narrow neck of the bottle just below the mouth. The mouth itself protrudes outwards.On View
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