Accession No
1923.721.1
Description
A small polychrome vase for perfume or unguents shaped like an amphorae. Made from vitreous paste, glass, and elaborately decorated. One of the handles is broken.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Cyprus; Amathus
Period
?Iron Age ?Graeco - Phonician c. 2nd - 1st century BC
Source
Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1923.721.1
Cultural Affliation
Material
Vitreous Paste; Glass
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Note in another hand on back of card reads: 'c. Late 6th - 5th century BC, except one, from Amathos, c. 2nd - 1st Century BC'.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Analysis)
Compare Kisa, das Glas, fig 5, Egyptian 18th Dynasty.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
Bears the provenance 'AMATHUS'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1923.721[.1-5]: 'Five small polychrome vases for perfume or unguents shaped like amphorae, of vitreous paste, elaborately decorated.'
Event Date 1923
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A small polychrome vase for perfume or unguents shaped like an amphorae. Made from vitreous paste, glass, and elaborately decorated. One of the handles is broken.
Event Date 29/7/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:49737
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