Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), late 6th–5th century

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Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), Classical, late 6th–5th century , Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group I, H.: 4 1/8 in. ( cm), Glass, Opaque chocolate brown, with handles in same color; trails in opaque yellow and opaque turquoise blue. Uneven horizontal rim-disk, with radiating tooling marks on upper surface and rough edge to mouth; off-center cylindrical neck, tapering downwards; narrow rounded shoulder; slightly convex sides to cylindrical body, tapering upwards; convex bottom; two large vertical ring handles with knobbed tails, applied over trail decoration; one tail longer than the other

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Size: 4240px × 4240px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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