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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Alabastron
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Alabastron

Manufacturer Unknown
CultureEastern Mediterranean | Hellenic
Date2nd century B.C.
MediumCore-formed glass
DimensionsOverall: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6743
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-1, Case 1
DescriptionAlabastron of core formed glass. Cylinder with a tall neck and a narrow flat rim. Of translucent blue decorated with a spiral of yellow and white threading from the rim down the neck of yellow and white combed (feathering) threads on the body. Applied pair of blue knob-like handles. Almost mint condition, some pitting and faint iridescence.

Label TextEastern Mediterranean Alabastron (Bottle), 2nd-mid-1st century B.C. Core-formed glass; applied rim and lugs Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6743 Published ReferencesNeuburg, _Ancient Glass_, pg. 15, color plate II, b. _MAsterpieces of Glass, The British Museum_, #18, pg. 24.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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