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Alabastron (Container for Scented Oil)

Eastern MediterraneanLinkedCulture matchlcp-a23112af35f6

Date: late 6th-early 3rd century BCE
Medium: Glass, core-formed technique
Culture: North Africa
Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 43347

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The flaring rims of these alabastra functioned as applicators to spread the thick, scented oil over the skin. The vessels themselves fit comfortably in the user's hand.

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Credit line: Gift of Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson
Provenance: Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson, Chicago, by 1931; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1941.

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Object type: AAT300193015

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