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Alabaster inscribed "alabastron"

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Greek and Roman Art

Alabaster inscribed "alabastron"

Cypriot

Date
4th century BCE ?
Medium
Dark alabaster
Dimensions
H.: 11 x 7 in. (27.9 x 17.8 cm)
Object type
Vase with inscription, Phoenician
Classification
Cesnola Inscriptions
Culture
Cypriot
Period
Classical ?
Object number
74.51.2295a
Credit line
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Original Met record

The Met object ID 241848. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.