Alabastron (Perfume Vase)
1973.1.281.36
Information
Long thin flask with narrow neck and rounded base, used in antiquity for holding oil, especially perfume or massage oils.
CONDITION NOTE (1998): Holes in side, very pitted, chipped, surface loss, surface dirt.
Compare shape with W. M. F. Petrie, 'Stone and Metal Vases' (London, 1937) no. 969.