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Oil flask (squat alabastron)
Early Aegean, Helladic
Bronze Age, Late Helladic II B Period
about 1550–1490 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 6 x 15 cm (2 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.); diameter of top: 7 cm.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1995.831
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionWith three lug handles. The solid wavy pattern, bordered by dots, at the bottom of the vase is thought to be a stylized rock pattern. Wheel pattern on the bottom.
ProvenanceBy the 1960s: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection (acquired on the art market in Athens with a legal export permit); loaned to MFA by Mr. and Mrs. Vermeule, 11/12/1965 (loan no. 216.65); gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 29, 1996