Bell-Shaped Flask (Unguentarium)
Bell-Shaped Flask (Unguentarium)
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean, Syro-Palestine
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
DescriptionThis vessel is formed from thin, transparent natural pale green glass. It was made by free-blowing and tooling, with no pontil mark. The tubular rim is outsplayed at an angle and rolled inward, but not flattened. The tall, slightly concave neck has a constriction at its base, transitioning into a small bell-shaped body that is less than one-fifth of the total height. The base is concave.
2nd-4th century CE
Probably First Half of Third Century
2nd-4th century CE
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
Late second to mid-third century
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