Archaic II
Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase)
The alabastron has a flattened base, rounded lugs, a flaring neck, and a convex lip. H. 5 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (14 x 5.4 cm)
Date
599 - 400 BC
Accession No.
74.51.5100
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1606, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 531, p. 390, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.