Alabaster flask with stopper
In the Hellenistic period stone and glass vessels shared many of the same shapes and uses. Some cast glass alabastra, for example, have stoppers that are similar to this alabaster flask. Glass, however, gradually came to supplant the use of stone for such perfume bottles during the first century B.C.
Artwork Details
- Title: Alabaster flask with stopper
- Period: Hellenistic
- Date: 2nd–early 1st century BCE
- Culture: Cypriot
- Medium: Calcite (alabaster)
- Dimensions: WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 3 7/16 in., 0.5 lb. (8.8 cm, 0.2 kg)
- Classification: Miscellaneous-Stone Vases
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.5110a, b
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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