New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Amphoriskos

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureEastern Mediterranean, possibly Syro-Palestinian

Date2nd - mid 1st century B.C.

MediumCore-formed glass

DimensionsOverall: 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum Membership Purchase

Object number66.34.2

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-1, Case 1

Label TextEastern Mediterranean, possibly Syro-Palestinian Amphoriskos (Jar), 2nd-mid-1st century B.C. Core-formed glass; applied rim, handles and base knob Museum Membership Purchase 66.34.2 Published ReferencesHoney, _Glass: A Handbook From Victoria & Albert Museum_, pg. 19, pl. 1F. The Corning Museum, _Glass From the Ancient World, The R.W. Smith Collection_, 1957, No. 22, pg. 29. The British Museum, _Masterpieces of Glass_, No. 17, pg. 23.