Amphoriskos (Container for Oil)

Provenance

Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson, Chicago, by 1931; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1942.

Amphoriskos (Container for Oil)

Ancient Eastern Mediterranean

2nd-mid–1st century BCE

Accession Number

45747

Medium

Glass, core-formed technique

Dimensions

14.4 × 6 × 5.5 cm (5 5/8 × 2 3/8 × 2 1/8 in.)

Classification

container

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson