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Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase), Cyprus
Summary
There are two small lugs on the upper part of the body.
Archaic or Classical
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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Date
0500 - 1500
Source
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication (CC0)
