Bulbous Flask
Bulbous Flask
Place of OriginRoman Empire, Palestine
DateProbably late 1st to mid-2nd century
DimensionsH: 6 5/8 in. (16.9 cm); Rim Diam: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Max Diam: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1094
Not on View
DescriptionThis vessel is made of medium thin glass, transparent to translucent natural pale green in color. It is free-blown and tooled, with vertical bubbles visible in the neck but no pontil mark present. It has a tubular rim that is triangular in cross section, folded inward, and flattened. The tall, tapering neck shows a constriction at its base. The large bulbous body, which accounts for more than one-quarter of the total height, reaches its greatest diameter at the middle, ending in a flat bottom. A broad, shallow horizontal wheel-cut groove encircles the middle of the body.
Probably first half of 2nd century CE
Probably mid-2nd to early 3rd century
Probably mid-2nd to early 3rd century
First half of 3rd century CE
2nd-4th century CE
Second to third quarter of 4th century CE
Late 2nd to early 3rd century CE
Last Quarter of 1st to Mid-2nd Century
3rd-4th century CE
Late 1st to mid-2nd century
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