Amphoriskos
| Object Number: | MS5006 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Roman |
| Provenience: | Syria Aleppo |
| Period: | Roman Period |
| Date Made: | 0-199 CE |
| Early Date: | 0 |
| Late Date: | 199 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Glass |
| Technique: | Mould-Blown |
| Height: | 12.4 cm |
| Width: | 4.7 cm |
| Depth: | 4.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Fr. Vester and Company, American Colony Store, Jerusalem, 1913 |
| Other Number: | GL05 (ancient glass project) - Other Number 2250 - Other Number |
Description
Cobalt blue with amber handle; ribbed.
Intact. Horizontally ribbed body on a pointed base. Medium length neck leads to a poorly shaped, somewhat flaring lip. A groove on the inside of the lip runs around the mouth. Handles attached on either side from shoulder to lip. Body is of dark blue glass, handles are lighter greenish glass. mold blown body with a free blown neck and handles of thick threads added later.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Roman Glass: Reflections on Cultural Change (27 Sep 1997 - 18 Jun 1998) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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