Amphoriskos
early 3rd-mid 7th century
Description
The foot and flat disk base remain unglazed. About 1 cm of glaze exists on the interior lip of the vessel. An incised groove runs below the glaze on the shoulder, at the same level as the lower handle attachments. The object is in good condition, although some of the glaze has faded and flaked off.
Dimensions
11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Excavated from Yorghan Tepe, Iraq in Nov. 1929; Original Field Catalogue Entry: 29.11.161 "jar, complete, small, with handles on both sides, green glazed. Loose medium texture; grave 13; glazed flask [pencil annotation]."
Related Artworks
View MoreTerracotta, polished black ware
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianSilver
18th centuryIrishSilver, fruitwood
18th centuryBritishDing ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised decoration. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseSilver
19th centuryAmerican
Porcelain; with signature reading "Park . 03 ." inscribed in underglaze cobalt blue on the base
21st centuryKoreanPlain celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze
12th centuryKoreanLongquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with bluish green celadon glaze over incised, carved, and combed decoration. From the Longquan kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province.
13th centuryChineseStoneware
20th centurySwedishCarved and slip-painted celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved and incised decoration, the carved decoration embellished with painting in white slip
13th centuryKoreanHard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamels
18th-19th centuryGermanTerracotta