Classical
Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase)
The narrow alabastron has two rounded lugs. The neck is short. The lip is slightly convex. H. 7 1/2; Diam. 2 1/4 in. (19.1 x 5.7 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone vessel
- Shape
- BottleAlabastron
- Material
- StoneCalcite (alabaster)
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Classical
- Date
- 499 - 300 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
Accession No.
74.51.5094
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1610, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 547, p. 394, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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