Amphoriskos (200–1 BCE): Art, History and Details
Amphoriskos at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 200–1 BCE, silver. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Amphoriskos (200–1 BCE) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
Though now missing both of its original handles, this silver vessel is a miniature version of an amphora, known in Greek as an amphoriskos. Such miniature vessels, made from silver or other materials, were used from the 6th century BCE onwards to store perfumes or scented oils.
Object facts
- Title: Amphoriskos
- Date: 200–1 BCE
- Culture: Greece, late Hellenistic period
- Type: Metalwork
- Technique: silver
- Dimensions: Overall: 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in.)
- Collection: GR - Greek
- Department: Greek and Roman Art
- Accession number: 1986.183
A detail from the museum
This amphoriskos is made of a single sheet of raised silver.
Collection credit
Anonymous Gift
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See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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