1.3.02026-07-12alabastronRådata3102085objektStatens museer för världskultur - MedelhavsmuseetSMVK-MMFöremålhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/3102085NM Ant 0978Slender, elongated shape with tall, narrow body, slightly wider at the base, and sloping shoulder. Pointed base with shallow, central depression. Very short, narrow neck. Broad, sloping lip. Fine, very pale reddish-brown fabric. White slip.NM Ant 0978, Purchased in Greece in 1881 through the Swedish-Norwegian Consul at Piraeus, Mr. M. N. Rodocanachi., An alabastron (pl. alabastra) is a long-bodied vessel, typically with a rounded bottom. It is usually without a handle, although some examples have short handles (or eyes or lugs) through which a string could be attached. The name is derived from alabaster, the white-ground stone that the earliest examples were carved from. They seem to primarily have been a vessel for perfumed oil, as indicated by scenes on vases depicting it being used by women after bathing., Large piece missing from rim. Body complete., H. 15.3; max Ø body 3.7; Ø rim 2.7.BrukadHellenistic-RomanÄgdNationalmuseum, Stockholmimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3792964/representationhttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3792965/representationhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#byKaneberg, OveStatens museer för världskulturhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/Photograph/3913598http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/html/3102085http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/xml/3102085http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/rdf/3102085