| agent |
unknown (Greek (ancient) glass workers) |
| culturalContext |
Greek (ancient) |
| date |
Late 6th-5th century BCE (inclusive) |
| description |
Four blown or core-formed glass vessels grouped together to illustrate classic Greek
vessel shapes: the aryballos, alabastron, amphoriskos, and oinochoe. This grouping,
all made of glass and small in scale, denotes the use of all of these to hold scented
oils and perfumes for grooming. The small aryballos form is a spherical subtype (plural
aryballoi). The alabastron (plural alabastra) was typically carried by a cord, since
the bottom is rounded. The form originated in Egypt, where they were frequently made
from alabaster, hence the name. The amphoriskos (plural amphoriskoi) and the oinochoe
are miniatures of the larger amphorae and pitcher forms used for wine and olive oil.
Art and Architecture Thesaurus [scope notes]; http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/aat/
(accessed 6/1/2009) [description source] |
| inscription |
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| location |
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York, United States)
Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881 (81.10.315); Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.194.780); Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.194.781); Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.194.791); Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.194.792) [location note] |
| material |
glass |
| measurements |
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| relation |
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| rights |
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| source |
Core 4 Sample Database (VCat) |
| stateEdition |
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| stylePeriod |
Classical |
| subject |
decorative arts; cultural artifacts; utilitarian objects; perfume; grooming |
| technique |
glassblowing |
| textref |
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| title |
Collection showing Greek vessel forms [descriptive, true, en]
Four glass vessels [repository, false, en] |
| worktype |
furnishings; containers (receptacles); vessels (containers) |
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| image courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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