aryballos
Object NameAryballos
Made FromGlass
Date399-200 BCE
Place MadeEastern Mediterranean
Techniquecore-formed, trail-decorated, tooled
SizeOverall H: 4.5 cm, W: 3.9 cm
Accession Number70.1.14
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep blue glass, bubbly with much white stone, pitted surface, some brown incrustation, trails of opaque yellow and opaque white glass; core-formed, trail-decorated and tooled. Rounded rim flares out somewhat unevenly from short cylindrical neck, double trail of yellow applied on edge of rim and on center of neck, all are left in relief; wall spreads out into lentoid form,large yellow blob is marvered into the center of each side; blue handles formed by winding a thin trail around a rod are applied at shoulder; spirally twisted rods of blue and white form a coil which runs beneath one handle around the vessel base and up to the other handle.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1970-02-26
Former Collection
Norton Collection
