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

late 6th-early 5th century BCE

Accession Number

45712

Medium

Glass, core-formed technique

Dimensions

8.1 × 4.8 × 4.8 cm (3 3/16 × 1 7/8 × 1 7/8 in.)

Classification

container

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson