Bottle with Flat Bell-shaped Body
Bottle with Flat Bell-shaped Body
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean, possibly Cyprus
DateProbably First Half of Third Century
DimensionsH: 7 5/16 in. (18.5 cm); Rim Diam: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Body Diam: 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown, tooled
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.621
Not on View
DescriptionThis vessel is made from transparent, decolored glass with a yellowish gray tinge (5 Y 7/2). It is free-blown and shows no evidence of a pontil mark. The narrow hollow rim is outsplayed horizontally, rolled inward, and flattened to form a broad brim. The tall neck tapers downward and ends in a constriction at the junction with the body. The flat, bell-shaped body accounts for less than one-fifth of the vessel’s total height, with its walls curving in an elongated “S” profile. The base is concave. The object is classified as Candlestick Class VIIB1a, a type that resembles a candlestick in shape and has few close parallels, though one example is known from Cyprus.
2nd-4th century CE
Late second to mid-third century
Probably mid-2nd to early 3rd century
Probably mid-2nd to early 3rd century
2nd-4th century CE
probably 2nd century CE
First half of third century
Last Quarter of 1st to Mid-2nd Century
2nd-4th century CE
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