Accession No
1923.722 A
Description
Alabastron or perfume bottle made of glass and vitreous paste. Consisting of a flat everted rim, short neck, two applied loop handles, and cylindrical body with slightly rounded base. Decorated with wound blue, yellow and dark grey bands which have been tooled to form a zig-zag pattern. Applied yellow band around the rim.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Cyprus
Period
?Iron Age Archaic
Source
Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1923.722 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Vitreous Paste; Glass
Local Term
Measurements
95mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Typed blue display label for 1923.722 A-B and 1923.721 B reads: 'C. late 6th-5th centuries B.C. Ransom Collection. a. Alabastron. Mus.Arch.Anth. RC.23.727a...'
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1923.722 [A-C]: 'Three alabastra of vitreous paste, for perfumes or unguents.'
Event Date 1923
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
The Period field was previously '?Iron Age'; the alabastrum on loan to the Fitzwilliam has been dated as Archaic so this has been added as well.
Event Date 1/3/2024
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Alabastron or perfume bottle made of glass and vitreous paste. Consisting of a flat everted rim, short neck, two applied loop handles, and cylindrical body with slightly rounded base. Decorated with wound blue, yellow and dark grey bands which have been tooled to form a zig-zag pattern. Applied yellow band around the rim.
Event Date 7/3/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:49738
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