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Oil flask (alabastron)
Greek, East Greek
Hellenistic Period
mid-4th–late 3rd century B.C.
Findspot: Anatolia (Turkey), Troad, Assos (Behramkale), River bed; Place of Manufacture: Egypt (probably)
Medium/Technique
Glass, core-formed with applied decoration
Dimensions
Height x diameter (max.): 13.8 x 3.5 cm (5 7/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number84.14
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Ancient Glass (MFA), no. 03.
DescriptionBroad, horizontal rim dask; cylindrical neck; angular shoulder; nearly straight sides, expanding slightly toward the bottom; two opposing small ring handles on upper body; rounded base. Dark blue with trails of white and yellow. Body intact; rim partially broken.
ProvenanceFrom Assos (Behramkale, Turkey); found in river bed, washed out from some tomb by the spring freshet of1883: excavated by the Archaeological Institute of America; gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to MFA, January 1884.