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Glass amphoriskos (perfume bottle)

Glass amphoriskos (perfume bottle). Culture: Greek, Eastern Mediterranean. Dimensions: H. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm). Date: late 6th-5th century B.C..
Translucent dark cobalt blue, with handles in same color; trails in opaque yellow and opaque turquoise blue.
Broad inward-sloping rim-disk; cylindrical neck, expanding slightly downwards; broad, angular shoulder; tall conical body, tapering downwards to pointed bottom; two vertical strap handles applied to top of shoulder, drawn up, and pressed onto underside of rim-disk.
One yellow trail attached at edge of rim-disk; another yellow trail applied to neck and wound in a spiral across shoulder and around top of body, then tooled into an uneven zigzag pattern on upper half of body, where a turquoise blue trail is added, mingling with the yellow; below this, both trails drawn down and wound horizontally once around lower body.
Complete, except for base-knob; parts of trails completely weathered, leaving only indentation in body; dulling, pitting, and faint iridescence.
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Titel:
Glass amphoriskos (perfume bottle)
Glass amphoriskos (perfume bottle). Culture: Greek, Eastern Mediterranean. Dimensions: H. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm). Date: late 6th-5th century B.C.. Translucent dark cobalt blue, with handles in same color; trails in opaque yellow and opaque turquoise blue. Broad inward-sloping rim-disk; cylindrical neck, expanding slightly downwards; broad, angular shoulder; tall conical body, tapering downwards to pointed bottom; two vertical strap handles applied to top of shoulder, drawn up, and pressed onto underside of rim-disk. One yellow trail attached at edge of rim-disk; another yellow trail applied to neck and wound in a spiral across shoulder and around top of body, then tooled into an uneven zigzag pattern on upper half of body, where a turquoise blue trail is added, mingling with the yellow; below this, both trails drawn down and wound horizontally once around lower body. Complete, except for base-knob; parts of trails completely weathered, leaving only indentation in body; dulling, pitting, and faint iridescence.
Technik/Material:
Glass; core-formed, Group I
Zeitraum:
classical
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Bildnachweis:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Freigaben (Releases):
Model: Nein - Eigentum: Nein
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Bildgröße:
4200 x 4200 px | 50.5 MB
Druckgröße:
35.6 x 35.6 cm | 14.0 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)