Skip to main content
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Alabastron
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Alabastron

AAT Object Form/Functionalabastra
AAT Object Techniquepainting (image-making)
Place CreatedGreece, Europe
CultureMycenaean
PeriodLate Helladic
Date1600-1100 BCE
MediumCeramic, pigment
Credit LineGift of William S. Arnett
Dimensions1 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (3.2 x 4.4 cm)
Object number1999.002.040
ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art
© Bruce M. White, 2012.
Alabastron with the Calydonian Boar Hunt
ca. 590-580 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Alabastron with Salamander and Hens
ca. 610-600 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Alabastron
625-600 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Storage Jar
ca. 1600-1100 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Stirrup Jar
1600-1400 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Teacup
ca. 12th century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Intaglio with Ibis in a Ring
ca. 1425 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Fragmentary Vessel
ca. 1200 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Diadem
16th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Diadem
16th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Funerary Wreath
ca. 1300 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Bracelet with Snake Head Terminals
ca. 1225 BCE