Oinochoe with Trefoil Mouth (Unguent Bottle)
Artist/Culture
Roman
Date6th century–4th Century BCE
Mediumglass, deep blue, light blue and yellow
Dimensions8 × 6 × 4.5 cm (3 1/8 × 2 3/8 × 1 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Terms
Object number1905.31
DescriptionShort cylindrical nech, ovoid body,strap handle, trefoil lip, and small foot. Body, handle, foot are dark blue. Characteristic 2-color marvered zig-zag decoration and unmarvered yellow threads around the lip and foot, deep blue, light blue, and yellow glass (sandcore vessel). Broken, large loss on one side. Opaque dark colors suggest imitation of Egyptian vessels though this is a new non-Egyptian form. 6th-4th century BC. From the Troad.ProvenancePurchase from Frank Calvert; from the Troad
On View
On viewCurrent Location
- Exhibition Location Gallery 105
Chinese
Yongzheng period (1723–1735) of the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911)