Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Title: Amphoriskos
Findspot: Probably found in Cyprus or Syria
Summary: Amphoriskos
Material: Glass
Sculpture Type: Vessel
Category: Single monument
Technique: Core-formed
Date: ca. 50 BC - ca. 10 AD
Dimensions: H 0.145 m
Region: Eastern Mediterranean
Period: Late Republican

Form & Style: Amphoriskos, made in the core-formed technique, of translucent green glass with added threads of opaque white and red pulled into a festoon pattern. Added transparent bluish handles and base.