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Slender ancient glass alabastron with blue and yellow zigzag trails standing upright on a gray background.

Alabastron (Container for Scented Oil)

A slender glass vessel with a flared rim and tapering body, decorated with wavy blue and yellow trails in zigzag patterns across its surface. The bottle stands upright against a gray studio background, showing its banded surface and small applied handles near the base.

Artist
Ancient Eastern Mediterranean
Date
late 6th-early 3rd century BCE
Medium
Glass, core-formed technique
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1273 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date -201).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Theodore W. and Frances S. Robinson

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