Object type
amphoriskos
Fabric
pre-Roman Eastern Mediterranean glass
Culture/period
Colonisations
Materials
glass paste
Technique
modelled on core
Mint
Production date
-600 / -375
Current location
MASPG
Archaeological site
Empúries
Township
Escala, l' (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Girona, Alt Empordà)
Dimensions
86 x 55 mm
Description
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Ointment container in the form of a small amphora used for storing perfume, called amphorisc, with a body finishing in a pivot in the form of a small circle and two vertical handles in dark blue. Shaped on a core, the decoration is of applied glass threads in the form of a zigzag, in yellow and greenish-blue.
© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Omeka ID
204