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Amphoriskos ("little amphora")

Artist Roman?

Artist Syrian?

Date1-99 AD

PeriodRoman Imperial Period

Mediummold-blown glass

DimensionsOverall: 2 11/16 x 2 in. (6.9 x 5.1 cm)
Base: 1 in. (2.6 cm)

Classification(s)

ANCIENT

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles T. Cook

Object number30.1.9

DescriptionMold-blown bottle in light-violet glass. Egg-shaped body; part of the cylindrical neck and rim missing. Originally had two handles joining rim to shoulder. The vessel is decorated with flutes above and below a central band with crossed design. The base is round and flat. Overall bright purple and blue (some green) iridescence.

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