The item that I am offering here is an authentic Roman Flask and comes with a certificate of authentication handwritten on the back of a business card and signed "J Alouf" from a firm of J & F Alouf in Baalbeck, which also states that it was found in Baalbeck. The reference that I have places this flask at no earlier than 200 A.D. and as late as 400 A.D. by the shape of the flask. It is known as a Syro-Roman flask. There are many examples of Roman flssks in a book called Ancient Glass by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh---which is drawn from a collection organized and assembled by Sidney M. Bergman. Catalog by Andrew Oliver, Jr. , (1980), that you could use to compare this with. This flask is approx. 7 1/2" high (not one of those little tear drop holders !) that you see advertised. This is many times larger ! AND, it is with it's original patina ! It has some of the original green on the bottom and is completely covered with a great irredescence from the contact with the minerals in the soill. I CANNOT FIND ANY DAMAGE AT ALL. No chips or cracks to detract from this great piece either!