Alabastron (Container for Scented Oil)
late 6th-early 3rd century BCE
- Medium
- Glass, core-formed technique
- Classification
- Vessel
- Dimensions
- 12.8 × 3.3 × 3.2 cm (5 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 in.)
- Culture
- Eastern Mediterranean Region
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Credit line
- Gift of Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
The flaring rims of these alabastra functioned as applicators to spread the thick, scented oil over the skin. The vessels themselves fit comfortably in the user's hand.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
