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Source Description
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.
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153210
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Amphoriskos
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153210
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object
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Amphoriskos
description
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.
date
200–1 BCE
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en
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Q60753836
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Metalwork
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Overall: 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in.)
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Greece, late Hellenistic period
accession
1986.183
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silver
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Amphoriskos, 200–1 BCE. Greece, late Hellenistic period. Silver; overall: 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1986.183
collection
GR - Greek
didYouKnow
This amphoriskos is made of a single sheet of raised silver.
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Anonymous Gift
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2026-05-29 07:54:44.723000
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153210
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Greek and Roman Art
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GR - Greek
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silver
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