Pipette flask - pale greenish glass rim edge rolled in. Flasks like these are unusual because they are found throughout the empire at a time when vessel types normally have more limited distribution. In the Western Empire they are found almost exclusively in the graves of wealthy individuals, most of whom appear to be women. Other items placed in their graves often suggest that they may have worshipped savour gods Bacchus or Sabazius and looked forward to a new life after their death. Analyses of the contents of pipette flasks found early in the twentieth century in France suggested they might have contained wine. We need to be cautious about the results of such old analyses; but if they did contain special wine for funerals, that would be especially appropriate for Bacchus, god of wine (Cool, H.E.M. 2006, Constantine the Great Catalogue).
