amphoriskos, unknown maker from the Eastern Mediterranean region

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amphoriskos
amphoriskos
amphoriskos
late 600–early 500 BCE
amphoriskos , late 600–early 500 BCE
Where object was made: Eastern Mediterranean region
Material/technique: core-forming; glass
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.4710
Not on display
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Empire of Things

This glass jar would have held cosmetic oils and healing ointments. Glassmaking most likely came to the Nile Valley in the 1300s or 1400s BCE. By 500 BCE, the characteristic feather and garland pattern found on these Egyptian jars was very popular.

Exhibitions

Cabinets of Curiosity: Musing about Collections
Joseph Keehn, curator
Madeline Rislow, curator
2006
Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2013–2015
Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2016–2021