Long thin flask with narrow neck and rounded base, used in antiquity for holding oil, especially perfume or massage oils. Sticker with printed text "A Kohl Pot. 14th dynasty". 

CONDITION NOTE (1998): Rim missing, incomplete, surface dirt, surface loss, chipped, pitted.

Compare shape with W. M. F. Petrie, 'Stone and Metal Vases' (London, 1937) no. 965.

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. Sticker with printed text "A Kohl Pot. 14th dynasty". CONDITION NOTE (1998): Rim missing, incomplete, surface dirt, surface loss, chipped, pitted. Compare shape with W. M. F. Petrie, 'Stone and Metal Vases' (London, 1937) no. 965.

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Alabastron (Perfume Vase)

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