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Amphoriskos
Unknown1st century A.D.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Free-blown amphoriskos of translucent amber-colored glass, the neck, rim, and foot all formed through hot manipulatuion with tools. Squat and spherical body with a thin trail of the same colored glass encircling it. The vessel has a cut-out base; the handles attach the shoulder to the neck.
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Details
- Title: Amphoriskos
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1st century A.D.
- Location Created: Roman Empire
- Physical Dimensions: 8 × 5.3 cm (3 1/8 × 2 1/16 in.)
- Type: Amphoriskos
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Glass
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 2003.419
- Culture: Roman
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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