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Alabastron

Created Late Ptolemaic Period, end of second century to first half of first century BCE

Glass

4 1/8 inches × 1 5/8 inches

Ancient Egyptian

An alabastron is a small type of pottery or glass vessel used for holding oil. They originated in 11th century B.C.E. in ancient Egypt as containers carved from alabaster, which is where the name alabastron comes from. Eventually they started to be made from more materials than just alabaster. Most alabastra (plural of alabastron) were similar in shape, with an elongated body that was rounded at the bottom.

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