Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase) - image 1

Classical

Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase)

There are two lugs above a short trapezoidal tab in low relief. The neck widens slightly and the lip is convex. Overall: 5 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. (13 x 4.1 cm)

Date

499 - 300 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5087

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1616, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 542, pp. 392-93, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.