Bulbous Flask
Bulbous Flask
Place of OriginAncient Rome, 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
Not on View
DescriptionTransparent natural pale green. Thin glass.
Free-blown and tooled; no pontil mark.
Rim outsplayed horizontally, folded inward, and flattened. Tall, thick tapering neck with constriction at its base. Large, bulbous body about one-third the total height, with its largest diameter below the middle. Bottom flat.
Free-blown and tooled; no pontil mark.
Rim outsplayed horizontally, folded inward, and flattened. Tall, thick tapering neck with constriction at its base. Large, bulbous body about one-third the total height, with its largest diameter below the middle. Bottom flat.
Late 1st to mid-2nd century
Late first century to mid-second century
Late first to mid-second century
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
Probably first half of second century
Probably first half of second century
2nd-4th century
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
Probably late first to mid-second century
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