Alabastron
- Description
- An ‘alabastron’ was an ancient Greek vessel for storing perfumed oil. This one is decorated with a woman wearing a ‘chiton’ tunic and holding a torch in each hand. The words ‘she is pretty’ are written down one side.
- Accession Loan No.
- 97/1953
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Common Name
- alabastron
- Simple Name
- vessel
- Full Name
- perfume bottle; alabastron
- Dimensions
- whole height 182 mm; rim diameter 46 mm
- Production Person Surname
- Two-Row Painter
- Cultural Group
- Greek
- Period Classification
- Classical - 500-336 BC
- Production Year Low
- -470
- Production Year High
- -460
- Production Town
- Athens?
- Production County
- Attika
- Production Country
- Greece
- Family Group
- Material
- pottery; terracotta; Red figure ware
- Function Name
- storage
- Function Detail
- perfume
- Collection Country
- Greece?
- Collection Area Region
- Southern Europe
- Collection Continent
- Europe
- Inscription / Transcription
- kale [she is pretty/beautiful]
