Detail View: The AMICA Library: Alabastron

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1995.262.a-b
AMICA Library Year: 
1998
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality: 
Egyptian
Creator Dates/Places: 
Egypt
Creator Name-CRT: 
Egypt, Ptolemaic Dynasty, ca. 304-250 BC
Title: 
Alabastron
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
304-250 BC
Creation Start Date: 
-304
Creation End Date: 
-250
Materials and Techniques: 
travertine
Classification Term: 
Vessels
Classification Term: 
Vessels
Dimensions: 
Overall: 22.9cm x 2.5cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1995.262.a
ID Number: 
1995.262.b
Credit Line: 
John L. Severance Fund
Rights: 
Context: 
This elegant vessel is formed of two pieces of carefully carved stone screwed together at the neck. It was probably a tomb gift.
Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.1995.262.a-b.tif