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Dark Blue Amphoriskos with Yellow, Turquoise and White Decoration

2nd - 1st century BC

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Uneven, everted rim; narrow, cylindrical, long neck; almost straight-angled shoulder; body tapers in just below shoulder towards rounded bottom. Yellow thread starts just below rim and spirals down over upper body; feather pattern on middle part body; spiral starts under zigza; no residue as can be seen; broken handles; slight fading of decoration. patterns and ends on rounded bottom vessel; handles are made out of semi opaque yellow glass. One handle is completely missing, of the other are only small pieces left on the neck and on the body.

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  • Title: Dark Blue Amphoriskos with Yellow, Turquoise and White Decoration
  • Date Created: 2nd - 1st century BC
  • Physical Dimensions: Height: 14 cm., Diameter (rim): 2.8 cm., Thickness (rim): 0.6 cm.
  • Type: Core-Formed Vessel
  • Medium: Core-Formed Glass
  • Registration Number: 1881.28.7
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

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