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Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase), Cyprus

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Alabaster alabastron (perfume vase), Cyprus

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Summary

The alabastron has two vertical lugs above a short trapezoidal tab in low relief. The lip is convex.
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.

date_range

Date

0500 - 1500
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Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art
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