Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), late 4th–early 3rd century
Glass alabastron (perfume bottle), Early Hellenistic, late 4th–early 3rd century , Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; core-formed, Group II, H.: 4 7/8 in. ( cm), Glass, Translucent pale yellowish green with darker blue green streaks, with handles in same color; trails in opaque yellow and opaque turquoise blue. Horizontal rim-disk; tall cylindrical, slanting neck; small sloping shoulder; straight-sided cylindrical body, with slight upward taper; convex bottom but with off-center pointed tip; on body, two lug handles, applied over trail pattern; one with a tooled upward horizontal indent, the other with a sideways vertical indent
Size: 3900px × 5200px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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