Core-Formed Glass Amphoriskos, Container for Oil
A small cobalt-blue glass vessel with two loop handles, a tall neck and a pointed body ending in a rounded foot. White trailed threads form zigzag and horizontal bands across the body, and a few applied blue knobs sit at the shoulder. The piece is set against a plain pale background.
- Artist
- Ancient Eastern Mediterranean
- Date
- 5th-early 4th century BCE
- Medium
- Glass, core-formed technique
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1963 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date -301).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Ebenezer Buckingham