Vases Alabastron Alabastron
Alabastron

Alabastron

Alabastron · 4th–1st century B.C.
A small, core-formed alabastron of opaque black glass. It is decorated with yellow threads that have been combed. There is also a yellow thread around the edge of the rim which has been formed into a flat disk by spiraling a thread outward. There are two small loop handles, one at ninety degrees of the other. Chips are missing from the rim. Weathering has caused some iridescence.
Shape
Date
4th–1st century B.C.
Culture
Greek
Dimensions
H: 5.50 cm
Medium
Glass
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
2004.8
Image Source
getty_cc0
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)