Ali Aboutaam sells art from various historical periods including the Archaic and Classical Greek era which started in 800 BCE and lasted until 480 BCE. In terms of art, it is somewhere between Geometric Art and Classical Greek art. It is known as archaic because it “contained the seeds of classical art” and came after the Greek Dark Ages. In terms of politics and culture, this time frame was famous for growth in political theory as well as the start of classical poetry, philosophy, theater and written language.
One such product currently on sale is a very colorful and attractive bottle that probably at one time held some kind of perfumed oil. Known as an amphoriskos (lit. miniature amphora) its ovoid shape is made from a glass of deep cobalt-blue hue, with a pointed bottom, circular shoulders, cylindrical neck and inward sloping disk rim. It has opaque yellow glass threading around it from the top, as well as opaque turquoise glass around its widest part. The handles are made from translucent blue glass.
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