Alabaster flask with stopper

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2nd–early 1st century BCE · Calcite (alabaster) · Greek and Roman Art

In the Hellenistic period stone and glass vessels shared many of the same shapes and uses. Some cast glass alabastra, for example, have stoppers that are similar to this alabaster flask. Glass, however, gradually came to supplant the use of stone for such perfume bottles during the first century B.C.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd–early 1st century BCE

Medium

Calcite (alabaster)

Culture

Cypriot

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76