Vessels such as this one were produced in
the
second half of the first century AD, slightly
after
the appearance of the classic Sidonian
vessels.
This flask has an everted rim, a cylindrical
neck
and an ovoid body resting on a flat base. Two
handles are drawn upward from the shoulder
and
attached with a fold just under the rim.
The decoration on the body is divided into
three
horizontal bands: the top and bottom bands
consist of vertical ribbings, and the middle
band
consists of interlacing scrolls.
Such vessels were carelessly executed and
were
produced for a mass market.
