Bulbous Flask
Bulbous Flask
Place of OriginRoman Empire, Palestine
DateLate 1st to mid-2nd century
DimensionsH: 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm); Rim Diam: 1 in. (2.6 cm); Max Diam: 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.602
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DescriptionClassified as a glass vessel, this flask—alternately referred to as a "candlestick unguentarium"—is made of transparent natural pale green glass. It was free-blown and tooled from thin glass, with no pontil mark. The rim is horizontally outsplayed, folded inward, and flattened. A tall, thick tapering neck narrows at its base, joining a large bulbous body that comprises about one-third of the vessel’s total height, with its widest point located below the midpoint. The base is flat.
2nd-4th century CE
Late 1st to mid-2nd century
2nd-4th century
2nd-4th century CE
probably 2nd century
2nd-4th century CE
Probably first half of 2nd century CE
probably 2nd century CE
Probably 2nd century
Probably 2nd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Probably 2nd century
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