. The life of the Greeks and Romans. built ofstone. 39. We now have to add a few remarks about vessels made ofmetal, of stones more or less precious, and of glass. All thesewere numerous, both as ornaments and for practical use. Thenames mentioned for earthenware apply in general also to of paintings, however, we here find plastic stones the fine white alabaster was most frequently used,for those delicate little ointment-bottles called by the name ofalabastron (see p. 150), partly because of the softness of thecolour of the stone, partly because of its great
. The life of the Greeks and Romans. built ofstone. 39. We now have to add a few remarks about vessels made ofmetal, of stones more or less precious, and of glass. All thesewere numerous, both as ornaments and for practical use. Thenames mentioned for earthenware apply in general also to of paintings, however, we here find plastic stones the fine white alabaster was most frequently used,for those delicate little ointment-bottles called by the name ofalabastron (see p. 150), partly because of the softness of thecolour of the stone, partly because of its great coldness, whichtended to keep the ointment fresh. Its use for drinking-cupswas less frequent. Its sides were with great skill, by meansof turning, reduced to the thinness of note-paper, as can beseen in an alabastron at the Museum of Berlin. For the samepurposes as the alabaster were also used the onyx and the YI. Eupator had amongst his treasures two onyxvases, which Lucullus brought to Rome as spoil. Only few of. ORNAMENTAL VESSELS. these precious vessels are preserved at the present day. Amongstthese we mention the so-called Mantuan goblet in the posses-sion of the late Duke Charles of Brunswick, formerly owned bythe Gronzaga family, an ointment-vase of onyx-agate in theMiinz- unci Antiken-Cabinet at Vienna, an onyx vase in the Anti-quarium of the Royal Museum at Berlin (all these decorated withsculptures), and two onyx vases at the museums of Yienna andNaples respectively. As the finest specimen of Oriental agate inexistence we mention a vase in the just-mentioned collection atYienna 28J inches in diameter, including the handle. It wasbrought to Western Europe after the conquest of Constantinopleby the Crusaders, and came afterwards into the possession ofCharles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, whence it was transferredto Yienna as part of the dowry of Maria of Burgundy, wife of theEmperor Maximilian I. For larger vessels, like the krater or theurn, white or c
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