Alabastron

Description

Alabastron of translucent blackish blue core-formed glass with opaque white trail: Eastern Mediterranean, from Cyprus, Hellenistic Period, first half of first century BC

Museum reference

A.1880.18.36

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Alabastron

Production information

ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN
Cyprus, Southern Europe

Date

First half 1st century BC

Style / Culture

Hellenistic Period

Materials

Glass

Associations

Piot Collection

References

Lightfoot, Christopher, ANCIENT GLASS IN NATIONAL MUSEUMS SCOTLAND, Edinburgh: NMS Enterprises Limited, 2007, p.39, cat. 26