Amphoriskos (Container for Oil)

Provenance

Eugène Piot (1812-1890), Paris; sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 27-30, 1890, lot 419, to the Art Institute of Chicago; price reimbursed by Ebenezer Buckingham, 1891.

Amphoriskos (Container for Oil)

Ancient Eastern Mediterranean

5th-early 4th century BCE

Accession Number

143544

Medium

Glass, core-formed technique

Dimensions

9.7 × 4.9 × 4.9 cm (3 7/8 × 1 7/8 × 1 7/8 in.)

Classification

container

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Ebenezer Buckingham