Bell-Shaped Flask
Bell-Shaped Flask
Place of OriginRoman Empire, 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
DescriptionThis vessel is made of transparent natural pale green glass and formed of thin fabric. It was free-blown and tooled, and shows no evidence of a pontil mark. The broad hollow rim is outsplayed horizontally, folded inward, and roughly flattened. The tall cylindrical neck features a tooling mark at its base. The bell-shaped body accounts for about one-quarter of the vessel’s total height. The base is flat and recessed.
Probably mid-2nd to early 3rd century
First half of 3rd century CE
Mid-2nd to early 3rd century
2nd-4th century CE
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Probably first half of 2nd century CE
Probably late 1st to mid-2nd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
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