Bell-Shaped Flask (Unguentarium)
Bell-Shaped Flask (Unguentarium)
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean (Syro-Palestinian)
Date2nd-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm);
Rim Diam: 1 in. (2.6 cm);
Body Diam: 1 1/2 in. (3.9 cm)
Rim Diam: 1 in. (2.6 cm);
Body Diam: 1 1/2 in. (3.9 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown; tooled
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.616
Not on View
DescriptionThin glass.
Natural light bluish-green; flared folded rim; rim uneven; neck widens slightly toward shoulder, and is constricted at juncture with body; flattened conical body.
The resemblance of the shape of this type of vessel to a modern candlestick has resulted in the name "candlestick unguentarium."
Transparent natural pale green.
Free-blown and tooled; no pontil mark.
Tubular rim outsplayed at an angle; rim rolled inward, but not flattened. Tall, slightly concave neck with a constriction at its base. Small bell-shaped body less than one-fifth of total height. Concave bottom.
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Probably First Half of Third Century
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
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