Archaic II

Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase)

The body is extremely globular. The absence of the foot, the out-turned lip, and the two small lugs associate the vase with a series of globular alabastra. H. 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm)

Classification

Object type: Stone vessel
Shape: BottleAlabastron
Material: StoneCalcite (alabaster)
Place of production: Cyprus
Date: 599 - 400 BC

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Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

From Cyprus

References

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1625, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 524, p. 388, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Identifiers

Accession no.: 74.51.5091, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues: Myres 1914, no. 1625
Hermary 2013, no. 524

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Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase)

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