Bell-Shaped Flask
Bell-Shaped Flask
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Palestine
DateMid-2nd to early 3rd century
DimensionsH: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); Rim Diam: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Body Diam: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.614
Not on View
DescriptionTransparent natural green.
No pontil mark.
Broad hollow rim, outsplayed horizontally, folded inward, and roughly flattened. Tall, cylindrical neck with a tooling mark at its base. Bell-shaped body about one-quarter of the total height. Recessed flat bottom.
Medium thin glass.
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
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
2nd-4th century CE
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
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