RG071
Roman blue glass amphoriskos.
1st-2nd century AD.
H. 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Intact.
$7,400.
The amphoriskos with piriform body, flat base, cylindrical neck and folded rim. Twin handles attached from shoulder to rim.
The piriform body is unusual for the type.
Provenance: N.J. Oppenheimer collection, bought in 1987.
For the common shapes see:
Cf. Israeli, Y., Jerusalem, 2003, p. 259, nos. 333-337.
Israeli, Y., Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2003
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