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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
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Alabastron

AAT Object Form/Functionalabastra
CultureGreek
PeriodArchaic - Classical
Date5th Century BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions10 3/4 x 2 7/16 x 2 7/16 in., 177 g (27.3 x 6.2 x 6.2 cm, 6 1/4 oz.)
Object number2018.010.040
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes, Marseille, Archeologie (25 Avril 1974), lot 139.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Marseille, France, April 25, 1974, lot 139. 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
  • Greek and Roman Art