Oil Flask (Aryballos)
late 4th century BC - mid 3rd century BC (made)
Oil flask (aryballos), glass, amphora shape. Purple with white wavy lines; two pierced bosses at the bottom. Eastern Mediterranean, probably late 4th to mid 3rd century B.C.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | core-formed with applied thread decoration |
| Brief description | Oil flask (aryballos), core-formed glass, amphora shape. Purple with white wavy lines; two pierced bosses at the bottom. Eastern Mediterranean, probably late 4th to mid 3rd century B.C. |
| Physical description | Oil flask (aryballos), glass, amphora shape. Purple with white wavy lines; two pierced bosses at the bottom. Eastern Mediterranean, probably late 4th to mid 3rd century B.C. |
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| Object history | Bought from John Webb for £21. Said to have come a Greek tomb. |
| Production | Eastern Mediterranean |
| Other number | 8037 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 989-1868 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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