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NM Ant 0978 :: Alabastron

Object description: Slender, elongated shape with tall, narrow body, slightly wider at the base, and sloping shoulder. Pointed base with shallow, central depression. Very short, narrow neck. Broad, sloping lip. Fine, very pale reddish-brown fabric. White slip.

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NM Ant 0978

Pottery; Earthenware; Clay

Acquisition

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

Description

Slender, elongated shape with tall, narrow body, slightly wider at the base, and sloping shoulder. Pointed base with shallow, central depression. Very short, narrow neck. Broad, sloping lip. Fine, very pale reddish-brown fabric. White slip.

Condition

Large piece missing from rim. Body complete.

Period

Hellenistic-Roman

Name - Photographer

Kaneberg, Ove

Description: Ove Kaneberg, photographer at the The Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, 1995-2016.Ove%20Kaneberg%2C%20photographer%20at%20the%20The%20Museum%20of%20Mediterranean%20and%20Near%20Eastern%20Antiquities%2C%20Stockholm%2C%201995-2016.
Source - http: collections.smvk.se, collections.smvk.se, collections.smvk.se, digitaltmuseum.org
Source, Viaf - same as: viaf.org
Source, Kulturnav - same as: kulturnav.org

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.

2100D

H. 15.3; max Ø body 3.7; Ø rim 2.7.

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NM Ant 0978 :: Alabastron

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