About the Artwork
Amphoriskos
2nd - 1st century BCE
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Eastern mediterranean
Greek
Glass, core-formed
Overall (to the handles): 5 9/16 × 2 3/8 inches (14.1 × 6 cm)
Glass
Greco-Roman and Ancient European
Gift of Mrs. Trent McMath
57.217
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Provenance
Mrs. Trent McMath
1957-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Slough, P., "Ancient glass in the Detroit Institute of Arts," Bulletin of the DIA, vol 64, no 1, 1988, pp 33-45, (fig 2).
Anderson Gallery (NYC), Sale cat. no. 1885, Dec. 1, 1924, no. 131, p.15.
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Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Amphoriskos, 2nd - 1st century BCE, glass, core-formed. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Trent McMath, 57.217.
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