Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase), Cyprus

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Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase), Cyprus

description

Summary

The alabastron is particularly large in size. The two vertical lugs are pierced. The neck is short, with a slightly thickened lip.
Archaic or Classical

Alabastra

The alabastron is a pear-shaped or elongated cylindrical vessel with a rounded bottom. Unlike the rhyton, the alabastron can stand upright. Alabastrons were used to store aromatic substances and liquids, mostly by women. Men used aribastrons in similar cases.

Collection - Alabastra
Vessel made to hold scent.

date_range

Date

0500 - 1500

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Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

link

Link

http://www.metmuseum.org/

copyright

Copyright info

Public Domain Dedication (CC0)