167. Greek core-form amphoriskos, Eastern Mediterranean, late 6th-early 5th century BC
Glass
Height: 7.1cm
11241
Further images
Core-form glass amphoriskos with a deep blue matrix, two applied handles, a yellow band around the flared lip, and a piriform body tapering to a knop. The body is decorated...
Core-form glass amphoriskos with a deep blue matrix, two applied handles, a yellow band around the flared lip, and a piriform body tapering to a knop. The body is decorated with yellow and turquoise bands that have been marvered into the surface, the middle section consisting of turquoise has been feathered into a vertical zig-zag pattern. A small chip from the underside of the lip.
Provenance
Private collection, Howth Castle, Howth, Co.Dublin, Ireland; with old collection label reading '36' from at least the early 20th centuryPrivate collection, Leeds, UK; acquired at the sale of the above estate September 2021
