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amphoriskos

Object NameAmphoriskos
Made FromGlass
Date499-200 BCE
Place MadeSyria
TechniqueCore formed
SizeOverall H: 7.5 cm, Diam: 4.9 cm
Accession Number2022.1.112
Credit LinePurchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionAmphoriskos. Dark blue, pale blue, black, yellow, white glass; core formed. Amphora - dark blue ground; chevrons of yellow, black and pale blue, two vertical handles.
Provenance
Source Brooklyn Museum - 2022-09-16
Transcendence
Karina Malling
2016
fragment
1400-1085 BCE
inlay
25 BCE-99 CE
Whitefriars Inkwell
Whitefriars Glass Ltd.
about 1850-1860
Corning Glass Works, Fallbrook
about 1944-1946