Archaic II

Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase)

The alabastron is particularly large in size. The two vertical lugs are pierced. The neck is short, with a slightly thickened lip. H. 10 1/4 x 2 1/8 in. (26 x 5.4 cm)

Classification

Object type: Stone vessel
Shape: BottleAlabastron
Material: StoneCalcite (alabaster)
Place of production: Cyprus
Date: 599 - 400 BC

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Accession No.

74.51.5124

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

From Cyprus

References

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1609, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 310, pp. 190-1, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Picón, Carlos A. 2007. Art of the Classical World in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Greece, Cyprus, Etruria, Rome no. 276, pp. 238, 460, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 538, p. 392, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.