Alabastron, Container for Scented Oil
A small pale yellow stone vessel with a flared rim, narrow neck, and two small handles or lugs on the shoulder, tapering to a rounded base. Its surface shows translucent banding and a few dark spots, set against a gray gradient background.
- Artist
- Ancient Egyptian
- Date
- 7th century BCE/1st century CE
- Medium
- Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2181 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 100).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson