Inscribed Flask with Bitumen Stopper
125 BC - 226 AD
Clay
Nippur
23 cm x 8.6 cm diam.
Clay
Nippur
23 cm x 8.6 cm diam.
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Discussion Questions
Use the questions provided to guide your examination of the artifact.
What types of liquids might have been held in flasks such as this one?
Why do you think a flask would have an inscription, and how might the meaning of the text relate to the function of the vessel?
Why do you think that bitumen was used to make the stopper for this flask?