Sujet

Alabastron, 2nd-1st century BC. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Alabastron, 2nd-1st century BC. Blue Perfume Flask with White Festoons. Additional Info: Core-formed, dark blue (cobalt) glass alabastron with turquoise trails vertically combed into a wave decoration. A thread of turquoise glass spirals around the neck and ends around the edge of the mouth. Another turquoise thread spirals around the bottom. The vessel has two lug handles, one on each side of the shoulder. One handle is yellow, the other is dark blue. The mouth has areas of iridescence and the foot has an area of visible cracks that may have been repaired.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A02_341

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

59,6Mo (2,2Mo) / 30,8cm x 48,5cm / 3637 x 5724 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Europe blue glass historical yellow country white color turquoise decoration decorative Greek Greece antique location century vessel flask perfume Syria artefact concept glassware decorated artifact syrian festoon perfume bottle Colour cobalt Ancient Greece Ancient Greek culture history historic 1st century BC 2nd century BC alabastron scent bottle TGN white colour Unknown glass container Applied Arts Heritage Art festoons vessel Ancient Mediterranean core-formed Alabastron core formed