Domed-shaped Flask
Domed-shaped Flask
Place of OriginRoman Empire, probably Palestine
DateProbably first half of 2nd century CE
DimensionsH: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); Rim Diam: 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm); Max Diam: 3 1/2 in. (9.0 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.605
Not on View
DescriptionThis flask is made of thin, transparent natural green glass (5 G 5/2). It was free-blown and tooled, with no pontil mark. The rim is outsplayed horizontally, folded inward, and flattened. The neck is tall, thick, and cylindrical, tapering slightly with a constriction at its base. The body is domed in shape and accounts for approximately half the vessel’s total height. The base is flat.
First half of 3rd century CE
Probably mid-2nd to early 3rd century
Probably mid-2nd to early 3rd century
Probably late 1st to mid-2nd century
2nd-4th century CE
Late 1st to mid-2nd century
Probably 2nd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Probably 2nd century
probably 2nd century CE
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
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