Alabastron (Perfume Vase)

Long thin flask with narrow neck and rounded base, used in antiquity for holding oil, especially perfume or massage oils. Marked in red "22". CONDITION NOTE (1998): Incomplete, rim missing, discoloured, scratched surface, pitted, chipped, surface dirt. Compare shape with W. M. F. Petrie, 'Stone and Metal Vases' (London, 1937) no. 966.