Amphoriskos (Container for Oil)

Provenance

Found at Cyprus; Azeez Khayat (1875-1943), New York; sold to Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson, Chicago, 1927 [correspondence in curatorial file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1949.

Amphoriskos (Container for Oil)

Ancient Mediterranean

1st-2nd century CE

Accession Number

67456

Medium

Glass

Dimensions

15.2 × 6 × 5.1 cm (6 × 2 3/8 × 2 in.)

Classification

glass

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson