Bulbous Flask
Bulbous Flask
Artist
Unidentified
Period
Roman Empire
(Ancient Roman, 27 BCE-395 CE)
Place of OriginRoman Levant
Datelate 1st-mid 2nd century CE
DimensionsGlass Dimensions: 5 3/16 × 1 1/8 × 2 11/16 in. (13.2 × 2.9 × 6.8 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1908.46
Not on View
DescriptionThis flask, made of transparent natural light olive glass, has a medium-thin wall and contains a few small spherical bubbles in the body. It was shaped by free-blowing and tooling, and it lacks a pontil mark. The rim is horizontally outsplayed, folded inward, and flattened. The vessel features a tall, thick neck that tapers and includes a constriction at the base. The body is large and bulbous, comprising approximately one-third of the flask’s height, with the widest point at the center. The bottom is flat.
Late 2nd to early 3rd century CE
Probably first half of second century
2nd-4th century
Late 1st to mid-2nd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Probably second century
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