Perfume Bottle (Alabastron)
Perfume Bottle (Alabastron)
Place of OriginEgypt or Syria
Date12th-13th century
DimensionsH: 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm); Rim Diam: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Body Diam: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
MediumBlown and tooled glass, with applied marvered threads
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.2193
Not on View
DescriptionOpaque dark amber ground (appears black); opaque white and opaque red decoration; horizontal rim; cylindrical body; rounded bottom; decorated with opaque white and opaque red threads in uneven festoon pattern; made in imitation of ancient core-formed glass.
2nd through mid-1st century BCE
2nd through mid-1st century BCE
12th-13th century
13th century
about 1400-1350 BCE
2nd through mid-1st century BCE
13th century
Mid-4th through early 3rd century BCE
5th-4th century BCE
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