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perfume bottle

perfume bottle

Object NamePerfume Bottle (Alabastron)
Made FromGlass
Date699-500 BCE
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
Place Made
probably Assyria
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.
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