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

Aryballos

Manufacturer Unknown

CulturePhoenician | Central Mediterranean

Date499-450 B.C

MediumCored glass

DimensionsOverall: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)

InscribedLabel on metal bottom of stand: "Phoenician-ABMA28 LRY".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6739

On View

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

Label TextEastern Mediterranean, possibly the Island of Rhodes Aryballos (Flask), late 6th-5th century B.C. Core-formed glass; applied rim and handles Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6739 Published ReferencesHarden, Painter, Pinder-Wilson, Tait, _Masterpieces of Glass, The British Museum_, #14, pg. 22, "Hellenic Period-5th cent. B.C.". Neuburg, _Ancient Glass_, Color plate. V, #a, pg. 30, "Egyptian 5th century B.C.". J.M. Eisenberg, _Art of the Ancient World_, pg. 24, #41, called "Phoenician early 5th Cent. B.C.".