Bell-Shaped Flask (Unguentarium)
Bell-Shaped Flask (Unguentarium)
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean, Syro-Palestine
Date2nd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 6 1/16 in. (15.35 cm);
Rim Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm);
Body Diam: 1 5/16 in. (4.2 cm)
Rim Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm);
Body Diam: 1 5/16 in. (4.2 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown; tooled
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.612
Not on View
DescriptionThis vessel is made of transparent natural pale green glass with a thin wall. It was formed by free blowing and shaping with tools, and shows no pontil mark. The rim is tubular, unevenly folded inward without being flattened. The tall neck is slightly concave and narrows at its base. The body is small and bell-shaped, constituting about one-fifth of the total height, with a concave bottom.
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late second to mid-3rd century
First half of 3rd century CE
Probably mid-2nd to early 3rd century
probably 2nd century CE
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
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