Sujet

Alabastron, 6th-4th century BC. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Alabastron, 6th-4th century BC. Blue Perfume Flask with an Applicator. Additional Info: Core-formed, opaque turquoise glass alabastron decorated with dark blue (cobalt) vertically combed zig-zag pattern in dark blue (cobalt). Spiraling threads of light blue are above the main pattern and decorate the lip edge. Trails of molten blue glass form scroll handles on either side of the upper body. The vessel still has a small section of a bronze chain attached to the mouth.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A02_337

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

73,4Mo (2,2Mo) / 40,4cm x 45,6cm / 4770 x 5382 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Europe blue glass historical country pattern color design turquoise decoration decorative Greek Greece antique location century vessel flask perfume artefact concept glassware decorated artifact opaque zig-zag zigzag perfume bottle Colour Patterned cobalt Ancient Greece zigzags Ancient Greek culture history historic 4th century BC 6th century BC alabastron scent bottle TGN Unknown container Applied Arts Heritage Art zig-zags vessel Glass and bronze Ancient Mediterranean core-formed Alabastron core formed