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Two-handled jar (amphoriskos)

about A.D. 50
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
Medium/TechniqueRock crystal
DimensionsHeight: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.); diameter: 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number99.457
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy 1899: collection of W. H. Forman; 1899: with Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 13 Wellington Strand, London, W.C. (sale of the Forman collection, June 19-22, lot 488); 1899: with Edward Perry Warren; purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, September 1899, for
$ 32,500.00 (this is the total price for MFA 99.338-99.542)
Spool-shaped ear stud
6th–4th century B.C.
Spool-shaped ear stud
6th–4th century B.C.
Annular ear stud
5th–late 4th century B.C.
Spool-shaped ear stud
early 6th–late 4th century B.C.
Spool-shaped ear stud
early 6th–late 4th century B.C.
Faceted gem with two quadrupeds
4th-5th century A.D. or early 19th century ?