Bidspirit auction | HELLENISTIC CORE-FORMED GLASS AMPHORISKOS

HELLENISTIC CORE-FORMED GLASS AMPHORISKOS - Ca. 300 - 100 BC. A core-formed glass amphoriskos with an elongated, tapering body ending in a small knob-like base. The surface is decorated with horizontal and wavy white-coloured trails. A cylindrical neck rises to a slightly flaring rim, with two applied handles arching from the rim to the shoulder. Mounted on a custom-made display stand.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 17.194.597.Size: 150mm x 50mm; Weight: 157gProvenance: Ex. Russkin collection, formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.