Alabastron, perfume bottle, with Boreas, God of the North Wind
Artist
Unknown Greek
CultureGreek (Corinthian)
Titles
- Alabastron, perfume bottle, with Boreas, God of the North Wind
Datec.570–540 BC
Made inCorinth, Greece
MediumTerracotta with slip
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (24.1 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number37.18
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
200 Jamail Atrium
On view
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Department
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Exhibition History"Ten Centuries that Shaped the West," The Rice Institute for the Arts, Houston, Tex., October 15, 1970–January 3, 1971; Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, Tex., February 3–April 1, 1971; Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, Tex., May 16–July 11, 1971.
Published References Hoffman, Herbert. Ten Centuries that Shaped the West: Greek and Roman Art in Texas Collections. Houston: Institute for the Arts, Rice University, 1971. Pages 328-329, figure 158. Louden, Bruce. The Odyssey: Structure, Narration, and Meaning. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. [cover photo] MFAH Bulletin, December 1940-January 1941. [cover photo]
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