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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.

Data elements
References (2)

Inventory number

NM Ant 0978

Serie nummer

Object

Material

Pottery; Earthenware; Clay

Material, Swedish

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.

Period

Hellenistic-Roman

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.

Keyword

PhotoNegNo

2100D

Height / Höjd

Diameter

body3,7 cm; 2,7 cm

Dimensions

H. 15.3; max Ø body 3.7; Ø rim 2.7.

Loan in - Current

in-1977.0002, Medelhavsmuseet

Condition

Large piece missing from rim. Body complete.

Original register

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