perfume bottle
Object NamePerfume Bottle (Alabastron)
Made FromGlass
Date699-500 BCE
Place Madeprobably Assyria
TechniqueCast, lathe-cut, wheel-cut; polished
SizeOverall H: 22.7 cm, Diam (max): 4 cm
Accession Number62.1.22
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
A Wonder to Behold: The Power of Craftsmanship and the Creation of Babylon’s Ishtar Gate
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionPerfume Bottle (Alabastron). Translucent light aquamarine glass, some large bubbles, heavily shattered, dull areas on surface, some accretions on surface; cast and lathe-cut, also wheel-cut then polished. Flared rim, upper surface ground flat, lip beveled, tapers sharply into short cylindrical neck, bends out at shoulder into long swelling cylindrical form with rounded bottom; two stylized "duck's head" handles, ca. 3 cm long, cut 2 cm below shoulder.Provenance
Source
Giorgio Sangiorgi
(Italian, 1886-1965) - 1962-07-17
99-1 BCE
99 BCE-99 CE
800-999