Bell-Shaped Flask
Bell-Shaped Flask
Place of OriginRoman Empire, Palestine
DateLate 2nd to mid-3rd century
Dimensions6 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (15.9 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.609
Not on View
DescriptionThis flask, classified as a bell-shaped form, is made of transparent natural pale green glass. It was formed from free-blown, tooled medium thin glass with no pontil mark. The broad tubular rim is horizontally outsplayed, folded inward, and roughly flattened. The tall neck tapers slightly upward and is constricted at its base where it joins the body. The bell-shaped body comprises about one-quarter of the total height and terminates in a recessed flat bottom.
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
2nd-4th century CE
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Mid-2nd to early 3rd century
Probably mid-2nd to early 3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
probably 2nd century CE
Probably mid-2nd to early 3rd century
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
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