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Alabastron
Alabastron

Alabastron

Artist Unknown
Date2nd to mid-1st century BCE
MediumGlass: core-formed with applied rim disk and handles
DimensionsH. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm) x Max. Diam. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineGift of Mr. George D. Pratt, courtesy of Mrs. Katherine Pendleton Arrington
Object numberG.50.8.59
On View
On view
ProvenanceGeorge D. Pratt, Glen Cove, NY (d.1935); given to Katherine Pendleton Arrington, Warrenton, NC, before 1935; given to North Carolina State Art Society, Raleigh, by 1938 (see file photo); on extended loan to the North Carolina Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, ca. 1938-ca.1956.
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