Bell-Shaped Flask
Bell-Shaped Flask
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Palestine
DateLate 2nd to mid-3rd century
DimensionsH: 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); Rim Diam: 1 15/16 in. (4.8 cm); Body Diam: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.625
Not on View
DescriptionNatural light green; flat rim, folded inward; neck widens toward shoulder; neck constricted at juncture with body; bell shaped body. The resemblance of the shape of this type of vessel to a modern candlestick has resulted in the name "candlestick unguentarium."
Transparent natural pale green.
Free-blown and tooled; no pontil mark.
Tubular rim, folded outward, upward, inward, and roughly flattened. Tall neck with a slight upward taper and a constriction at its base. Bell-shaped body less than one-quarter of the total height. Slightly concave bottom.
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
2nd-4th century CE
Probably First Half of Third Century
Late second to mid-third century
2nd-4th century CE
2nd-4th century CE
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