Bulbous Flask
Bulbous Flask
Place of OriginRoman Empire, Palestine
DateProbably first half of 2nd century CE
DimensionsH: 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Max Diam: 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.606
Not on View
DescriptionThis flask is made of transparent natural pale green glass. The vessel was free-blown and tooled, and no pontil mark is present. The medium thin glass contains horizontally elongated bubbles in the body and vertically elongated bubbles in the neck. The broad rim is outsplayed horizontally, rolled inward, and flattened. The tall, slightly concave neck is crooked and shows a tool mark at its base. The small bulbous body comprises about one-seventh of the total height, with its greatest diameter at the bottom. The flat base includes a depression at the center.
2nd-4th century CE
probably 2nd century
Late 1st to mid-2nd century
probably 2nd century CE
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-3rd century CE
200-250 CE
Probably late 1st to mid-2nd century
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