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Byzantine Flagon

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6th century A.D.

Cream fabric with inclusions of lime and fine black particles.

Thick-walled cylindrical body with sloping shoulders. Long cylindrical neck with two pairs of pronounced ridges and a disc-shaped rim. Flat base. Wide strap handle with two longitudinal grooves on the exterior and flat on the interior.

Intact. Heavy lime deposits.

Height: 8.5 in. (21.6 cm).

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