Bell-Shaped Flask
Bell-Shaped Flask
Place of OriginRoman Empire, Palestine
DateLate 2nd to mid-3rd century
DimensionsH: 6 7/8 in. (17.4 cm); Rim Diam: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm); Body Diam: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.626
Not on View
DescriptionThis vessel is made of transparent pale green glass. It has a broad hollow rim that is outsplayed, folded inward, and roughly flattened. The tall neck tapers slightly and is constricted at its junction with the shoulder. The bell-shaped body occupies about one-fifth of the overall height, and the bottom is recessed and flat. The vessel was made using free-blowing and tooling techniques, and it lacks a pontil mark.
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
2nd-4th century CE
Probably mid-2nd to early 3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
Mid-2nd to early 3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
2nd-4th century CE
Probably mid-2nd to early 3rd century
Late 2nd to mid-3rd century
First half of 3rd century CE
2nd-4th century CE
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