amphoriskos
Object NameAmphoriskos
Made FromGlass
Date1-99
Place MadeRoman Empire; Eastern Mediterranean
TechniqueMold-blown (body and lower neck blown in mold with two vertical parts); handles applied
SizeOverall H: 8.6 cm; Rim Diam: 2.5 cm; Shoulder (max) W: 3.8 cm
Accession Number59.1.81
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionLight purple transparent (body); greenish white opaque (handles); mold-blown; handles applied; six-sided, with elongated cross section. Rim outsplayed with rounded lip made by folding up and in; neck cylindrical; shoulder rounded; wall tapers; base plain; no pontil mark. Continuous mold seam follows shorter axis of body, extending from lower neck down wall, across underside of base, up wall and onto lower neck. Shoulder and wall decorated in relief. On shoulder, six lunettes in raised outline, each containing three raised circular dots. On wall, six tall rectangular panels framed by four horizontal ribs at top and two horizontal ribs at bottom. Each half of body has three panels: vegetal scroll facing right, stylized palm frond with eight or nine pairs of leaves, and vegetal scroll facing left. Two opposed handles dropped onto shoulder above junctions of two panels, drawn up and in, and attached to upper neck.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
