Alabastron
53-13-1
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 53-13-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Greek |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Date Made | 499-300 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Alabaster |
| Description | Intact. White stone. Long tubular body swelling gradually from top to bottom. Rounded bottom. Constricted, cylindrical neck. Broad lip projects horizontally at right angles, flat below, slightly convex above. near top of body on each side is a small lug, perhaps vestigial for an original lug pierced for a string for carrying. |
| Height | 19 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 4.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. John B. Stetson, 1953 |
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