Bulbous Flask (Unguemtarium)
Bulbous Flask (Unguemtarium)
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean, Syro-Palestine
Date2nd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm); Rim Diam: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm); Body Diam: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown, tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.599
Not on View
DescriptionThe bottle has a wide, flat rim and a long, narrowing neck that meets a short, rounded body. It was shaped by hand from pale green glass without being attached to a metal rod, a technique known as free-blowing. Tiny air bubbles trapped during the making process are still visible in the glass.
4th-5th century CE
Third quarter of 1st century
1st-2nd century CE ?
Probably first half of 1st century
1st century CE
Third quarter of 1st century
1st-2nd century CE
3rd-4th century CE
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century
4th century
1st-2nd century CE
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