amphoriskos

Object NameAmphoriskos

Made FromGlass

Date1-99

TechniqueMold-blown, applied

SizeOverall H: 8.5 cm, Diam (max): 3.8 cm

Accession Number55.1.73

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome

Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith

Glass from the Ancient World

Place Made

Roman Empire

Physical DescriptionBlue opaque; mold-blown; applied handles; narrow egg-shaped body. Rim in form of collar made by folding down, up, and in; neck cylindrical; shoulder rounded; wall curves out, down, and in; base consists of shallow boss; no pontil mark. Shoulder and wall decorated with 21 horizontal ribs. Prominent vertical mold seam extends from upper neck to bottom of wall, but not over base, then returns to upper neck. Two opposed handles dropped onto shoulder immediately to right of mold seams, drawn up in two ribs, bent in and attached to upper neck.
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