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Miniature two-handled jar (amphoriskos)
Greek
Archaic or Classical Period
late 6th–5th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Glass, core-formed
Dimensions
11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number01.8221
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThis amphoriskos is made of a dark blue colored glass, accentuated with white decorative patterns. It has a round, dimpled foot, and its shoulder is connected to its neck by two slim handles. Trails of white decoration encircle the mouth, neck, and lower half of the vessel, creating uneven circular banding decorations. Along the ribbed belly of the vessel, the white decoration appears in zigzag patterns.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Athens: said from Thebes.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901