Candlestick Unguentarium (Domed-shaped Flask)
Candlestick Unguentarium (Domed-shaped Flask)
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean
DateLate 1st-4th century CE
DimensionsH: 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm);
Rim Diam: 2 9/16 in. (6.6 cm);
Body Diam: 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm)
Rim Diam: 2 9/16 in. (6.6 cm);
Body Diam: 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.618
Not on View
DescriptionThis vessel is made of transparent natural pale green glass with very thin walls. It was free-blown and tooled, with no pontil mark. The rim is broad, outsplayed at an angle, rolled inward, and flattened. A tall, thick neck tapers slightly and includes a constriction at the base. The dome-shaped body makes up about one-quarter of the total height. The base is recessed and flat.
First half of third century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Probably Late 1st to early 2nd Century
3rd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
2nd-4th century CE
Probably First Half of Third Century
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