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Amphoriskos
Greek
Classical Period
Early 4th century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Glaze
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H: 0.08 m., D: about 0.037 m., D. of rim: 0.025 m.
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara Deering Danielson
Accession Number1982.666
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBlack glaze amphoriskos. Trumpet mouth; tapering neck; piriform body; molded button base; handles from neck to shoulder. Stamped decoration in bands around body; palmettes, three horizontal lines, reverse palmettes. Glaze very lustrous; chipped in places.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Charles Deering Collection; by date unknown: Barbara Deering Danielson Collection; gift of Barbara Deering Danielson to MFA, December 8, 1982