Archaeology & Antiquities
Alabastron
Vessel
Details
- Author / creator
- Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE)
- Object type
- Archaeology
- Date or period
- 305–222 BCE
- Dimensions summary
- Diameter: 3.3 cm; Overall: 22.9 cm; Stopper: 4.5 cm
- Site or findspot
- Abydos, Egypt
- Cultural period
- Ancient
- Place of origin
- Egypt
- Acquisition method
- Purchase
- Credit line
- Purchased with the Art Fund grant and Friends of the Ashcombe Museum, 1995
About this object
Both ancient Egyptian men and women loved cosmetics. Unguents, oils, and perfumes made from aromatic plant resins and gums were obtained at great cost from distant lands. The objects identified with cosmetics were given lavish treatment.
Materials and technique
Travertine
