Amphoriskos

CultureRoman
Titles
  • Amphoriskos
Date300–500 AD
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (17.1 × 7 × 7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Isabel B. Wilson
Object number2003.134
Not on view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, US: [Arielle P. Kozloff, Inc., Cleveland]; purchased by Isabel B. Wilson (1931–2012), Houston, 2003; given to MFAH, 2003.
Exhibition HistoryGifts from the Past: The Isabel Brown Wilson Collection,"The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 13 – October 27, 2013.

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