Miniature two-handled jar (amphoriskos)
2nd–1st century B.C.
Place of ManufactureSyro-Palestine
Medium/TechniqueGlass, core-formed with attached handles
Dimensions14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.)
Credit LineM. Elizabeth Carter Collection—Gift of Nellie Parney Carter
Accession number30.396
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Provenance1930, gift of Nellie Parney Carter (b. 1857 - d. 1933), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 17, 1930)
1st–2nd century A.D. or later
1st century A.D.
1st–2nd century A.D.
4th–5th century A.D.
3rd century A.D.
4th–5th century A.D.
6th century AD
1st century A.D.
6th century
about 4th century A.D.
4th or mid 4th–early 5th century A.D.
4th–5th century A.D.