Amphora
Unknown Artist
304–30 B.C.
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
h. 8.7 × w. 4.8 cm (3 7/16 × 1 7/8 in.)
Classification
Vase, perfume
Period
Ptolemaic Period
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Accession Number
10.130.2637
Art Historical Context
This delicate glass amphora, dating to the Ptolemaic (304–30 B.C.), offers a glimpse into the refined world of ancient Egypt under Greek rule. Standing just 8.7 cm tall and 4.8 cm wide, this small vessel exemplifies the exquisite craftsmanship of the era, when Ptolemaic artisans blended Egyptian traditions with Hellenistic influences following Alexander the Great's conquest Produced in the Department of Egyptian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Artthanks to a generous 1910 gift from Helen Miller Gould—it highlights glass as a prized medium, often molded or blown to mimic more precious materia...