Classical

Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase)

The elongated alabastron has two vertical lugs above a short trapezoidal tab in low relief. The neck flares out. The lip is convex. H. 6 9/16 x 2 in. (16.7 x 5.1 cm)

Classification

Object type: Stone vessel
Shape: BottleAlabastron
Material: StoneCalcite (alabaster)
Period: Iron AgeCypro-Classical
Date: 499 - 300 BC

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Accession No.

74.51.5096

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

From Cyprus

References

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1620, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 544, p. 394, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.