Miniature Amphora in Wicker Basket
Miniature Amphora in Wicker Basket
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Syria or Palestine, perhaps made in Sidon
DateFirst half of the first century
DimensionsH: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Diam: 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Rim Diam: 13/16 in. (2 cm); Base Diam: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
MediumGlass; mold-blown.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1951.375
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Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1995, p. 154, no. 59, color pl. 11.
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Stern, E. Marianne, "The Workshop of the floating handles," in Gnade, M. Stips Votiva, Papers presented to C. M. Stibbe, Amsterdam 1991, pp. 199-204, fig. 2 [article in pam. file].
Comparative ReferencesSee also Axel von Saldern, et al; Glaser der Antike (Sammlung Oppenlander); Hamburg, Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe, 1974; fig. 431, p. 150.
Sixth to early seventh centuries
Probably second quarter to mid-first century
Second quarter to mid-first century CE
Probably mid-first century
Probably second half of the first century
Probably mid-first century
Probably mid- to second half of first century
Probably mid- or third quarter of the first century
Probably third century
Probably second quarter of the first century
Second half of first century CE
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