Vessels

Amphoriskos

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Core-formed glass

Medium

Opaque blue glass with yellow and white decoration

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 5.9 x W. 5.5 cm (2 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920. Note: The Misses Norton were the daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).

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