Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase) - image 1

Classical

Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase)

The alabastron has two vertical lugs above a short trapezoidal tab in low relief. The lip is convex. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 6 7/16 in., 1 lb., 2 1/8 in. (16.4 cm, 0.5 kg, 5.4 cm)

Date

499 - 300 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5097

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1611, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 545, p. 395, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.