Vases Alabastron Three-handled Alabastron
Three-handled Alabastron

Three-handled Alabastron

Alabastron · 14th-12th century BCE
Rounded bottom, short flaring neck and splayed rim, round handles. Concentric bands around neck and bellow belly. Neck, rim, lip interior and handles painted. Zonal rock pattern around belly. A rosette/sea anemone is found on the shoulder between the handles. Brown paint on buf; a darker paint can be seen atop a lighter shade. One handle missing, paint chipped and cracking, some chips in vessel.

Shape
Period
Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIB
Date
14th-12th century BCE
Culture
Mycenaean
Dimensions
H: 9.20 cm D: 3.50 cm
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Salamis (Cyprus)
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
1960.253
Image Source
harvard
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)