Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), Greece

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Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), Greece

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A blue and yellow glazed vase with a curved design, ancient Greek or Roman free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

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.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

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