Bell-Shaped Flask
Bell-Shaped Flask
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Palestine
DateProbably mid-2nd to early 3rd century
DimensionsH: 6 7/16 in. (16.4 cm); Rim Diam: 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm); Max Diam: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.622
Not on View
DescriptionThin glass.
Transparent natural pale green.
Free-blown and tooled; no pontil mark.
Broad hollow rim, outsplayed horizontally, folded inward, and roughly flattened. Tall, cylindrical neck with a tooling mark at its base. Bell-shaped body about one-quarter of the total height. Recessed flat base.
Mid-2nd to early 3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Probably mid-2nd to early 3rd century
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
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