vessel, alabastron

Date Made: BC 3rd Century

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Egypt: Al Iskandarīyah, Alexandria

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Credit Line: Rebecca Deloche Pollard

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: CE.77.20Catalog Number: 77.20Accession Number: 1977.0931

Object Name: #022vessel, alabastron

Physical Description: blue (overall color)polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)glass, ?, opaque (overall material)core-formed (overall production method/technique)threaded (joint piece production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 3 1/2 in x 1 1/4 in; 8.89 cm x 3.175 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-0cf2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_583345

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