fragment
Object NameFragment of Amphoriskos
Made FromGlass
Date375-200 BCE
Place MadeEastern Mediterranean
Techniquecore-formed, trailed, marvered, tooled, applied
SizeOverall H: 4.7 cm, L: 3.2 cm
Accession Number79.1.283
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque deep blue glass, with opaque white and opaque yellow trails, and translucent blue handle; formed around removable core, trailed, marvered, and tooled, handle applied. Fragment: shoulder and wall of vessel, probably amphoriskos. Wall decorated with groups of horizontal white and yellow trails that were marvered, then dragged up and down to create feather pattern, with continuous horizontal yellow trail at top. At edge of shoulder, remains of blue handle.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979
