Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase) - image 1

Archaic II

Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase)

The lip is missing and both lugs are broken. The veining of the stone is particularly pronounced and beautiful. H. 10 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (26 x 9.5 cm)

Date

599 - 400 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5118

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1601, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 539, pp. 392-93, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.