Alabastron (Container for Scented Oil)

Provenance

Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson, Chicago, by 1931; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1949.

Alabastron (Container for Scented Oil)

Ancient Eastern Mediterranean

late 6th-5th century BCE

Accession Number

67489

Medium

Glass, core-formed technique

Dimensions

14.9 × 4 × 3.2 cm (5 7/8 × 1 5/8 × 1 1/4 in.)

Classification

container

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson