Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase) - image 1

Archaic II

Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase)

The pear-shaped alabastron has small lugs, one placed higher than the other. The neck is narrow, the lip convex. H. 6 3/8; Diam. 3 in. (16.2 x 7.6 cm)

Date

599 - 400 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5092

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1605, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 528, p. 528, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.