Amphoriskos
MS5006
From: Syria | Aleppo
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | MS5006 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Roman |
Provenience | Syria | Aleppo |
Period | Roman Period |
Date Made | 0-199 CE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Glass |
Technique | Mould-Blown |
Description | Cobalt blue with amber handle; ribbed. Intact. Horizontally ribbed body on a pointed base. Medium length neck leads to a poorly shaped, somewhat flaring lip. A groove on the inside of the lip runs around the mouth. Handles attached on either side from shoulder to lip. Body is of dark blue glass, handles are lighter greenish glass. mold blown body with a free blown neck and handles of thick threads added later. |
Height | 12.4 cm |
Width | 4.7 cm |
Depth | 4.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Fr. Vester and Company, American Colony Store, Jerusalem, 1913 |
Other Number | GL05 (ancient glass project) - Other Number | 2250 - Other Number |
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