1.3.02026-07-26alabastronRådata3103646objektStatens museer för världskultur - MedelhavsmuseetSMVK-MMFöremålhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/3103646S.N. GR 0359Cylindrical body, tapering upwards. Rounded, slightly convex base.S.N. GR 0359, 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., Top missing., H. 17.2 cm, Ø 4.7 cm.image/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/4323141/3103646_0926.jpghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/4323140/3103646_0926.jpghttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#byFredriksson, EmmaStatens museer för världskulturimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/4323146/3103646_0927.jpghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/4323145/3103646_0927.jpghttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#byFredriksson, EmmaStatens museer för världskulturhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/html/3103646http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/xml/3103646http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/rdf/3103646