Image

Unknown Maker, Roman

Pointed Amphora

Now On View

Description

Maker

Culture

Roman

Title

Pointed Amphora

Year

3rd-4th century CE

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

21.9 x 12.1 cm (8 5/8 x 4 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2008.1

Type

Glass

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries

Sep 22, 2010

Label copy

This large storage jar (amphora) was likely used to store wine. The glass ball at the base prevents the object from standing on its own; therefore it would have been placed in a stand, stacked, or sealed and laid on its side. Its ribbon-like handles are thick and practical but still aesthetically pleasing.

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Roman

Pointed Amphora, 3rd-4th century CE

Glass, free-blown with applied cobalt blue ring beneath rim

21.9 x 12.1 cm (8 5/8 x 4 3/4 inches)

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 2008.1

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