id:			99483
accession number:	1919.12
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1919.12
updated:		2021-06-29 06:35:57.784000

Amphoriskos (Small Amphora), AD 50-100. Roman. Glass, mold-blown; diameter: 2.5 cm (1 in.); overall: 7.5 x 3.5 cm (2 15/16 x 1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund 1919.12

title:				Amphoriskos (Small Amphora)
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creation date:			AD 50-100
creation date earliest:		50
creation date latest:		100
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creditline:			General Income Fund
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culture:	Roman
technique:	glass, mold-blown
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - Roman
type:		Glass
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CREATORS

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measurements: Diameter: 2.5 cm (1 in.); Overall: 7.5 x 3.5 cm (2 15/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Stories From Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-07T05:00:00
	<i>Stories From Storage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Whiting
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	Azeez Khayat(?)
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	Whiting; Azeez Khayat(?)
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fun fact: 
Although much smaller, glass <em>amphoriskoi</em> (“small amphorae”) are similar in form to ceramic transport amphorae.

digital description: 
First blown in a mold, then supplied with separately made handles, this small vessel likely held perfumed oil, a valuable commodity. Originally violet in color, its surface is now partially marred by areas of buff and iridescent weathering. The finely ribbed body is quite elegant, however, and its extravagant modern box attests to its significant value for a modern owner (prior to 1919).

wall description: 
This vessel was blown in a mold, then given separately made handles. The pitcher could have been used for pouring water, wine, or other liquids. The smaller vessel likely held perfumed oil, a valuable commodity. Its extravagant modern box attests to its own significant value for an owner in more recent times (but still more than a century ago, before 1919).
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 6, no. 2 (1919): 37-38.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 37
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136263

	Anderson Galleries, Inc., New York.<em> Ancient Works of Art...Collected by Azeez Khayat</em>. January 31 - February 1, 1919. Lot 271
	page number: 	p.26, Lot #271; Reproduced: Frontispiece
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IMAGES

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