Classification(s)
- Vessel
Amphoriskos
PeriodHellenistic
Date2nd - 1st century BCE
MediumCore-Formed Glass
Dimensions14.1 x 5.8 cm
Label TextThis dark blue amphoriskos, or small jar, is a core-formed vessel created between the 2nd – 1st centuries BCE.
DescriptionDark blue amphoriskos with yellow, turquoise and white decoration.Uneven, everted rim; narrow, cylindrical, long neck; almost straight-angled shoulder; body tapers in just below shoulder towards rounded bottom. Yellow thread starts just below rim and spirals down over upper body; feather pattern on middle part body; spiral starts under zigza; no residue as can be seen; broken handles; slight fading of decoration. patterns and ends on rounded bottom vessel; handles are made out of semi opaque yellow glass. One handle is completely missing, of the other are only small pieces left on the neck and on the body.
Core-formed vessel; piriform; long, straight neck; wavy decoration around body and lines around neck in yellow, orange, and black; vestige of one handle at shoulder; thickened rim.
Supplemental Information
Object number1881.28.7
Collections
- Eastern Mediterranean
- Glass
Exhibitions
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