Bell-Shaped Flask
Bell-Shaped Flask
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Palestine
DateLate 2nd to mid-3rd century
DimensionsH: 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm); Rim Diam: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Max Diam: 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.608
Not on View
DescriptionTransparent natural pale green. Medium thin glass.
Free-blown and tooled; no pontil mark.
Tubular rim, outsplayed horizontally, folded inward, but not flattened. Tall, slightly tapering neck with a constriction at its base. Bell-shaped body less than one-third of the total height. Recessed flat bottom.
Probably mid-2nd to early 3rd century
2nd-4th century CE
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Probably First Half of Third Century
2nd-4th century CE
Late second to mid-third century
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