Classical
Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase)
The alabastron has two lugs and a wide, convex lip. There is a hole at the top of the body. H. 3 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. (8.9 x 6.7 cm)
Date
599 - 300 BC
Accession No.
74.51.5106
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1639, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 536, p. 391, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.