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Miniature two-handled jar (amphoriskos)
Greek
Late Archaic or Classical Period
5th–early 4th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Glass, core-formed
Dimensions
9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number01.8222
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis amphoriskos is made of a white colored opaque glass that appears iridescent in places because of the tarnishing of the material. The entirety of the smooth belly is decorated in yellow and white zigzag patterns, while the neck and lower portion of the body of the vessel have white circumference bands. The vessel stands on a small rounded foot, and has an outturned rim and thin curving handles.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought at Patras.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901