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Miniature two-handled jar (amphoriskos)
Greek
Hellenistic Period
mid-2nd–1st century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Glass, core-formed
Dimensions
Height: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number01.8219
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Ancient Glass (MFA), no. 02.
DescriptionDark blue glass amphoriskos, with yellow and white chevrons. Applied wavy handles. Flattened base and rim. A small piece under one handle missing.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Athens: found at Cy? 1897); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901