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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Alabastron
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Alabastron

Possible OriginAlexandria, Egypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
Datelate 1st Century BCE
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions3 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in., 25 g (8.3 x 3.1 x 3.1 cm, 7/8 oz.)
Object number2018.010.683
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Marseille, France, March 23, 1972, lot 78. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
722-30 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
305-30 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
mid 1st Century BCE-mid 1st Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ca. 1st century BCE-1st century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
305-30 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
305-30 BCE