Bulbous Flask (Unguentarium)
Bulbous Flask (Unguentarium)
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean (Syro-Palestinian)
Date2nd-4th century
DimensionsH: 7 1/16 in. (18 cm); Rim Diam: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Body Diam: 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown, tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.600
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DescriptionThin glass.
Natural light green; flat rim, folded inward; neck widens toward shoulder; flattened hemispherical body.
The resemblance of the shape of this type of vessel to a modern candlestick has resulted in the name "candlestick unguentarium."
Transparent natural pale green.
Free-blown; no pontil mark.
Wide tubular rim, folded outward, upward, inward, and flattened. Tall, thick tapering neck with a constriction at its base. Small bulbous body about one-sixth of the total height, with the greatest diameter near the bottom. Flat bottom with a slight depression at its center.
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
2nd-4th century CE
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
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