alabastron
- Museum number
- 1896,0201.334
- Description
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Alabastron of imported Egyptian alabaster or calcite; ground and polished; long narrow body and concave neck supporting a wide flat mouth; the vessel has been carved to take advantage of the fine grain of the stone; narrow disc-like base and two lug-handles high up the body of the vase.
- Production date
- 600 BC-400 BC
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 2.10 centimetres (mouth)
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Height: 20.50 centimetres
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Width: 6.90 centimetres (rim)
- Curator's comments
- See SCE IV/2, p. 178 & fig. 39 for further examples. For a range of stone vessels from modern excavations at nearby Amathus (with references to examples from other sites on Cyprus), see M.-J. Chavane 1990, La nécropole d'Amathonte. Tombs 113-367. IV. Les petits objets, Nicosia, 77-80. Note his caveats about the difficulty of dating these vessels based on form alone.
- Location
- On display (G72/dc14)
- Acquisition date
- 1896
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1896,0201.334
