Alabastron

Description

Alabastron of cobalt blue core-formed glass with opaque yellow trails: Mediterranean, Helleinistic Period, middle of 4th to early 3rd century BC

Museum reference

A.1965.258

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Alabastron

Production information

ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN

Date

Hellenistic Period
Mid 4th - early 3rd century BC

Materials

Glass

References

Lightfoot, Christopher, ANCIENT GLASS IN NATIONAL MUSEUMS SCOTLAND, Edinburgh: NMS Enterprises Limited, 2007, 36