Alabastron
- Description
- An ‘alabastron’ was a Greek vessel used for storing perfumed oil. This one is decorated with plants and mythical animals. Its provenance suggests it was excavated by Sir Alfred Biliotti during his important work at the acropolis of Cameiros between 1852 and 1864.
- Accession Loan No.
- 1887/10/12
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Common Name
- alabastron
- Simple Name
- vessel
- Full Name
- perfume/ oil bottle, aryballos
- Dimensions
- whole height 248 mm; rim diameter 65 mm; whole diameter 120 mm
- Cultural Group
- Greek
- Period Classification
- Archaic - 1100-500 BC
- Production Town
- Corinth
- Production Country
- Greece
- Family Group
- Material
- pottery; terracotta; Corinthian
- Function Name
- storage
- Function Detail
- perfume or olive oil
- Collector / Excavator
- Biliotti, A., Mr
- Collection Site Name
- Cameiros
- Collection Town
- Cameiros
- Collection County
- Rhodes
- Collection Country
- Greece
- Collection Area Region
- Southern Europe
- Collection Continent
- Europe
