Terracotta Columbus alabastron (perfume vase)
Summary
Columbus alabastra are a simple solution to the problem of having the normally round-bottomed vases stand without an additional support. Their rarity is noteworthy.
Related to the Beldam Painter
Classical
The alabastron is a pear-shaped or elongated cylindrical vessel with a rounded bottom. Unlike the rhyton, the alabastron can stand upright. Alabastrons were used to store aromatic substances and liquids, mostly by women. Men used aribastrons in similar cases.
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Date
0000
Source
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication (CC0)