Classical
Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase)
There is some surface damage. The alabastron has rounded lugs and a narrow, convex lip. H. 5 1/4 x 2 1/8 in. (13.3 x 5.4 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone vessel
- Shape
- BottleAlabastron
- Material
- StoneCalcite (alabaster)
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Date
- 599 - 300 BC
Accession No.
74.51.5104
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1617, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 534, p. 391, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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