Bell-Shaped Flask
Bell-Shaped Flask
Place of OriginRoman Empire, Palestine
DateLate 2nd to mid-3rd century
DimensionsH: 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm); Rim Diam: 1 15/16 in. (5.1 cm); Body Diam: 2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.611
Not on View
DescriptionThis vessel is made of transparent natural pale green glass with a medium thin wall. It was free-blown and shaped using tooling techniques. The flask has a tubular rim that is outsplayed horizontally, folded inward, and roughly flattened. The tall neck tapers slightly and features a constriction at its base. There is no pontil mark on the base.
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
2nd-4th century CE
Mid-2nd to early 3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Probably mid-2nd to early 3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Probably mid-2nd to early 3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
2nd-4th century CE
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