Long thin flask with narrow neck and rounded base, used in antiquity for holding oil, especially perfume or massage oils.

CONDITION NOTE (1998): Rim broken, discoloured, chipped, pitted, surface dirt.

Compare shape with W. M. F. Petrie, 'Stone and Metal Vases' (London, 1937) no. 963.

Alabastron (Perfume Vase) | National Museums Liverpool

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Long thin flask with narrow neck and rounded base, used in antiquity for holding oil, especially perfume or massage oils. CONDITION NOTE (1998): Rim broken, discoloured, chipped, pitted, surface dirt. Compare shape with W. M. F. Petrie, 'Stone and Metal Vases' (London, 1937) no. 963.

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Alabastron (Perfume Vase)

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