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There was a long tradition of carving alabaster vessels in Cyprus, reflecting early Egyptian influence. This shape finds a parallel in core-formed glass alabastra, two examples of which are 91.1.1393 and 17.194.795.
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Title: Alabaster flask
Period: Classical or Hellenistic
Date: late 4th–3rd century BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Gypsum (alabaster)
Dimensions: H. 7.29 cm.; Rim Diam. 3 1/2 in.
Classification: Miscellaneous-Stone Vases
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.5114
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