Perfumed oil bottle (alabastron)
Date5th–4th century BCE
PeriodClassical
CultureEgyptian or Cypriot
MediumAlabaster
ClassificationArchaeology
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.1994
On View
Not on viewHeight (preserved): 5 11/16 in. (14.51 cm)
Diameter (max): 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm)
Thickness (wall): 3/16 in. (0.5 cm)
Rim hole
Diameter (interior, at top): 3/4 in. (1.87 cm)
Handle
Height (each side): 7/8 in. (2.27 cm) / 11/16 in. (1.81 cm)
Width (each side): 3/8 in. (0.92 cm) / 3/8 in. (0.91 cm)
Medium Details
Color (Munsell soil color chart)
Stone: shades of 2.5Y 5/2 (grayish brown), 5/3 (light olive brown), 6/2 (light brownish gray), 6/3 (light yellowish brown), 7/2 (light gray), 8/1 (white), 8/2 (pale yellow)
Inclusions
n/a
