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Summary
Alabaster "alabastron"
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| Title |
Alabaster "alabastron" |
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| Description |
Cypriot; Vase with inscription, Phoenician; Cesnola Inscriptions. The inscription reads 𐤊𐤋𐤔𐤉 (KLŠY, unknown word) and a sign that is usually read as "100". See: Teixidor, Javier (1976). "The Phoenician Inscriptions of the Cesnola Collection". Metropolitan Museum Journal 11: 66. DOI:10.2307/1512684. ISSN 0077-8958. |
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| Date | 4th century B.C. ? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Dark alabaster | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | H.: 11 x 7 in. (27.9 x 17.8 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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| Current location |
Greek and Roman Art |
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| Accession number |
74.51.2295a |
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| Credit line | The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer |
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/241848
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