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Amphoriskos
Amphoriskos
Date2nd-1st century BCE
MediumCore-formed glass
DimensionsOverall (Height): 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm) Rim (Max. diam.): 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm) Base (Max. diam.): 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm) Diameter (Max.): 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward S. Burgess, Class of 1879, H1904
Object number1929.60
On view
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Additional Details

Alternate Titles Perfume bottle with S-shaped handles
Exhibition History 2012
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," October 6, 2012 - (no cat.).

2005
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. Hamilton Collects, "A Century of Curiosities: The Story of the Hamilton College Collection," September 29 - December 30, 2005 (unnumbered cat.).

1988
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Ancient Glass: The Hamilton College Collection," March 5- April 24, 1988 (cat. no. 3, illus. 6).

Provenance 1929: Hamilton College (James Library) by bequest of Edward S. Burgess
Published References ANCIENT GLASS FROM THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION (exh. cat. Clinton, Emerson Gallery, 1988), 12, illus., 6.
Amphoriskos with knob base
Amphoriskos with knob base
Date: 2nd-1st century BCE
Medium: Core-formed glass
Object number: 1929.59
Amphoriskos
Amphoriskos
Date: 6th-5th century BCE
Medium: Core-formed glass
Object number: 1929.58
Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College. Photograph by Da…
Black-on-red ware amphoriskos (perfume bottle)
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Medium: Terracotta
Object number: 1929.3
Stopper
Stopper
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Medium: Blown glass
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Cosmetics bottle
Cosmetics bottle
Date: unknown
Medium: Blown glass
Object number: 1929.120
Flask
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Date: 4th-5th century CE
Medium: Blown glass
Object number: 1929.95
Pitcher
Pitcher
Date: 4th-5th century CE
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Date: 4th-5th century CE
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Object number: 1929.112
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Date: 4th-5th century CE
Medium: Blown glass
Object number: 1929.114
Beaker
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Photograph by John Bentham
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Photograph by John Bentham.
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Medium: Blown glass with trailing
Object number: 2015.6.30