Bell-Shaped Flask
Bell-Shaped Flask
Place of OriginRoman Empire, Palestine
DateLate 2nd to mid-3rd century
DimensionsH: 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm); Rim Diam: 1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm); Max Diam: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.610
Not on View
DescriptionThis bell-shaped flask is made of transparent natural pale green glass. It was free-blown and tooled from medium thin glass and has no pontil mark. The rim is outsplayed at an angle and was presumably folded inward. The tall, thick neck tapers downward and is constricted at its junction with the body. The small bell-shaped body constitutes less than one-quarter of the vessel’s total height. The base is concave.
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Mid-2nd to early 3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
2nd-4th century CE
First half of 3rd century CE
Probably mid-2nd to early 3rd century
2nd-4th century CE
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Probably mid-2nd to early 3rd century
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