Amphoriskos (oil container)
Amphoriskos (oil container)

On view

Ancient Mediterranean Art

Amphoriskos (oil container),

late 6th–5th century BCE

Greek
Archaic Period to Classical Period, ca. 480–323 BCE, ca. 600–480 BCE
y1959-181

Information

Title
Amphoriskos (oil container)
Dates

late 6th–5th century BCE

Medium
Opaque dark blue, yellow, and turquoise glass
Dimensions
h. 9.0 cm, max diam. 5.0 cm, diam. rim 2.3 cm, diam. base 1.4 cm (3 9/16 x 1 15/16 x 7/8 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace Mayer
Object Number
y1959-181
Place Made

Eastern Mediterranean or Greece

Description
Everted rim, finished with a yellow thread; conical neck, sloping shoulder, tapering ovoid body, disk foot. Pair of vertical coil handles from shoulder to upper neck. Body, handles, and foot of dark blue glass. Yellow thread wound spirally around neck and shoulder; yellow and turquoise threads wound spirally around body and dragged up and down to form a feather pattern; pointed bottom. Body bears faint vertical ribbing.
Culture
Greek
Period
Archaic (Greek), Classical
Type
amphorae, glass
Materials
glass
Subject
reeding, herringbone

Formerly in the Havermeyer Collection; given to the Museum by Horace Mayer

Core-formed amphoriskos

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