Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), 2nd–mid 1st century
Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), Hellenistic, 2nd–mid 1st century , Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group III, H.: 4 13/16 in. ( cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue, with handles in same color; trails in opaque white. Rim-disk with thick rounded edge, uneven with radiating tooling marks on upper surface and projecting jagged inner edge to mouth; straight-sided fusiform body expanding downward, then tapering in to pointed bottom; two horizontal lug handles applied over trail at top of body, one slightly higher than the other
Size: 4240px × 4240px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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