Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase)

Unknown

6th–5th century BCE · Calcite (alabaster) · Greek and Roman Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

6th–5th century BCE

Medium

Calcite (alabaster)

Culture

Cypriot

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76