Amphoriskos with Bands of Blue, Yellow, and Turquoise

Amphoriskos with Bands of Blue, Yellow, and Turquoise

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Amphoriskos with Bands of Blue, Yellow, and Turquoise
CulturePhoenician or Cypriot
Titles
  • Amphoriskos with Bands of Blue, Yellow, and Turquoise
  • Amphora
  • Amphoriskos
Date500–400 BC
Probable placeCyprus
Probable placePhoenicia
MediumCore-formed glass
Dimensions9 9/16 × 2 × 2 inches (24.3 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of an anonymous donor
Object number86.510
Not on view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
ProvenanceThomas C. Blakewell Family Collection, by 1967; by inheritance to the heirs, by 1986; given to MFAH, 1986.

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