Alabastron | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1992.256.221
Title: Alabastron
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 5th century BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rhodes, Rhodes
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/288691

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Opaque light brown glass with dark brown decoration
Technique: Core-formed glass
Dimensions: H. 10.2 x Rim diam. 3.3 x W. 2.9 cm (4 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates
Accession Year: 1992
Object Number: 1992.256.221
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Alabastron; core-formed, rounded base, tubular body, constriction between body and mouth, flattened lip, two applied handles. Dark trail around rim, one dark trail spiraling down from the base of the mouth to upper body, then zigzagging to the lower body, marvered. Two applied rings below, one bigger and one smaller. Intact, except for small chip missing under the rim; slight iridescence and flaking.

Verification Level

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