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Amphoriskos (Container for Oil)

A work made of glass, core-formed technique.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of glass, core-formed technique.

Date:

2nd-mid–1st century BCE

Artist:

Eastern Mediterranean; possibly the Syro-Palestinian region

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture

Ancient Eastern Mediterranean

Title

Amphoriskos (Container for Oil)

Place

Eastern Mediterranean Region (Object made in)

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200 BCE–50 BCE

Medium

Glass, core-formed technique

Dimensions

14.4 × 6 × 5.5 cm (5 5/8 × 2 3/8 × 2 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson

Reference Number

1942.651

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