Bell-Shaped Flask (Unguentarium)
Bell-Shaped Flask (Unguentarium)
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean (Syro-Palestinian)
Date2nd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 6 1/4 in. (17 cm);
Body Diam: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm);
Rim Diam: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Body Diam: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm);
Rim Diam: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown; tooled
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.615
Not on View
DescriptionThis vessel is made of thin, transparent natural pale green glass. It was shaped by free-blowing and tooling techniques, with no pontil mark. The outsplayed tubular rim is folded inward. The tall, slightly concave neck has a constriction at its base, transitioning to a small bell-shaped body that comprises about one-fifth of the vessel's height. The bottom is concave.
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
2nd-4th century CE
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
2nd-4th century CE
probably 2nd century CE
Probably mid-2nd to early 3rd century
2nd-4th century CE
Mid-2nd to early 3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
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