Alabastron (container for scented oil)
Artist: A painter related to the Columbus Painter and the Luxur Group (Greek)
Date: about 600 BCE
Dimensions:
H: 6 15/16 in. (17.6 cm); Max Diam: 4 in. (10.2 cm); Diam (rim): 2 9/32 in. (5.8 cm)
Medium: Wheel-thrown, slip-decorated earthenware with incised details
Place of Origin: Greece, Corinth
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1971.135
Label Text:The latter half of the seventh century BCE saw the rise of the “Orientalizing” Period in the Aegean world. The introduction and influence of styles and motifs from the Ancient Near East, namely Phoenicia, Egypt, and Syria, began to spread through the Mediterranean world. Artists began to shift away from the typical geometric patterns decorating their work as Eastern motifs such as flowers, mythological creatures, and animals came into fashion. This alabastron, used for containing oils and perfumes, is an example of this “orientalizing” of art with the panther stationed on the pedestal and the sphinx crouching with wings displayed.
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