Object photograph·C03062c·1927–1931

Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone, alabastron (M.22.23)

Alabastron, a stone vessel with a flared rim and elongated body, from tombs 1–30 at Marion — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03062c. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A narrow stone vessel with a flat, flared rim, a slender neck and an elongated body that tapers to a rounded base, shown upright against a plain grey background. Its surface is mottled grey-brown with pale patches and a few small chips. The print is mounted on a grey card with a pale border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone, M.22.23.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Alabastervaser från Cypern, Semiprecious Stone, M.22.23

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