Hellenistic
Alabaster flask
There was a long tradition of carving alabaster vessels in Cyprus, reflecting early Egyptian influence. This shape finds a parallel in core-formed glass alabastra, two examples of which are 91.1.1393 and 17.194.795. H. 7.29 cm.; Rim Diam. 3 1/2 in.
Classification
- Object type
- Stone vessel
- Shape
- Flask
- Material
- StoneCalcite (alabaster)
- Findspot
- Amathus
- Date
- 350 - 200 BC
Collection
Provenance
- “From Amathus”
References
- Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1903. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 3. pl. CX.6, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1638, 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. 374, p. 236, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 552, p. 396, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.5114, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1638
- Karageorghis 2000, no. 374
- Hermary 2013, no. 552
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