Alabastron

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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

Not on view

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Department

Antiquities

Object Type

STONE CARVING, SHELL & IVORY

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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