Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), 2nd–1st century
Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), Hellenistic, 2nd–1st century , Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group III, H.: 4 1/4 in. ( cm), Glass, Translucent cobalt blue, with handles in same color; trails in opaque white and opaque yellow., Thick slight inward-sloping rim-disk, with radiating tooling marks on upper surface; tall cylindrical neck, slanting to one side; small sloping shoulder; cylindrical body with slightly convex sides; slightly flattened bottom with cross-shaped tooling marks; on upper body, two lug handles, applied over trail pattern, one higher than the other; both have trailed off ends to one side extending towards shoulder
Size: 4240px × 4240px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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