Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase) - image 1

Archaic II

Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase)

There are two small lugs on the upper part of the body. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 4 7/8 in., 1 lb. (12.4 cm, 0.5 kg)

Date

599 - 400 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5088

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1624, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 521, p. 388, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.