Alabastron

CultureGreek
Titles
  • Alabastron
Date500–400 BC
PlaceItaly
MediumAlabaster
Dimensions12 1/2 × 3 13/16 in. diameter (31.8 × 9.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Museum Collectors
Object number2000.242
Non exposé

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Department
Antiquities
ProvenancePrivate collection, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by Samuel Merrin, New York, 1990–2000; sold through [The Merrin Gallery, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2000.
Exhibition HistoryInternational Art an Antiques Dealers Show, New York, N.Y., 1991.

"Patrons Choice: The Silver Anniversary of The Museum Collectors, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," September 18, 2004–January 30, 2005, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. (Millennium Gallery and Public Corridor.)

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Alabastron, Perfume Bottle
300 BC–100 AD
Egyptian alabaster, probably calcite
34.142
Vase
2340–2181 BC
Egyptian alabaster (calcite)
31.64
Vessel
No date
Alabaster
97.719.8
Vessel
No date
Alabaster
97.719.5
Vessel
No date
Alabaster
97.719.4
Vase
2890–2613 BC
Egyptian alabaster (calcite)
31.63
Mortar
1550–1069 BC
Egyptian alabaster (calcite)
31.66.1
Vessel
No date
Alabaster
97.719.7
Head Rest Stem
1550–1069 BC
Egyptian alabaster (calcite)
31.66.2
Plate
2345–2181 BC
Egyptian alabaster (calcite)
31.67
Hydria
300–200 BC
Alabaster
37.27.A,.B
Vase with Handle
No date
Alabaster
52.49