Flask
Flask
Artist
Unidentified
Period
Roman Empire
(Ancient Roman, 27 BCE-395 CE)
Place of OriginRoman Levant
Date4th century CE
Dimensions8 3/8 × 6 1/4 × 3 1/16 in. (21.2 × 15.8 × 7.8 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1908.50
Not on View
DescriptionFree-blown and tooled, no pontil mark.
Flaring circular mouth with hollow rim, folded outward, upward, inward, and downward. Tall cylindrical neck tapering upward with bulge above constriction at its base. Gently sloping shoulder. Bulbous body with greatest diameter above middle. Concave base.
CLASSIFICATION: Bulbous Bottle I B 4 a
Thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering.
Color: Transparent natural grayish green (5 G 5/2).
4th Century
3rd-4th century CE
about 4th century CE
3rd-5th century CE
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