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NM Ant 0987 :: alabastron

Object description: Elongated alabastron. Slender shape with tall, narrow body, tapering towards the top, and defined shoulder. Slightly convex base. Short, narrow neck with straight, lipless rim. On upper body two embryonal handles in the shape of small, squarish knobs. Very pale brown-buff surface.

Data elements
References (2)

Inventory number

NM Ant 0987

Serie nummer

Object

Material

Acquisition

Purchased in Greece in 1881 through the Swedish-Norwegian Consul at Piraeus, Mr. M. N. Rodocanachi.

Description

Elongated alabastron. Slender shape with tall, narrow body, tapering towards the top, and defined shoulder. Slightly convex base. Short, narrow neck with straight, lipless rim. On upper body two embryonal handles in the shape of small, squarish knobs. Very pale brown-buff surface.

Name - Owner

Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

Description: Nationalmuseum is a publicly owned cultural institution.Nationalmuseum%20is%20a%20publicly%20owned%20cultural%20institution.
Source - http: www.nationalmuseum.se, collections.smvk.se

Comments

An alabastron (pl. alabastra) is a long-bodied vessel, typically with a rounded bottom. It is usually without a handle, although some examples have short handles (or eyes or lugs) through which a string could be attached. The name is derived from alabaster, the white-ground stone that the earliest examples were carved from. They seem to primarily have been a vessel for perfumed oil, as indicated by scenes on vases depicting it being used by women after bathing.

PhotoNegNo

2111D

Height / Höjd

Diameter

body3,5 cm; 2,4 cm; 1,9 cm

Dimensions

H. 10.2; max Ø body 3.5; Ø base 2.4; Ø rim 1.9.

Loan in - Current

in-1977.0002, Medelhavsmuseet

Condition

Nearly complete. Small piece missing from rim. Irregularities on surface.

Original register

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