Sidonian Amphoriskos
Mold-blown Amphoriskos with ovoid body, flat bottom, cylindrical neck and flaring rim. From shoulder to neck two opposite handles. A central band of tendril scrolls bordered above and below by a horizontal raised line. Shoulder area and lower body decorated with tongue pattern. Unbroken, cracks in neck and rim.
Auction sale catalogue Christie´s, London, 06 July 1994, lot 396
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Accession Number: 17.194.223
Catalogoe Glass from the ancient world – The Ray Winfield Smith collection, Corning 1957, no. 75
Exhibition catalogue – 3000 Jahre Glaskunst von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil, Kunstmuseum Luzern 1981, no. 254
German private collection H. W. (1931-2018), acquired 1994 at Galerie Günter Puhze.
Accompanied by an IADAA Interpol search certificate.