3-045-238 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Alabastron, 200-1 BC. Blue Perfume Flask with Yellow Zigzags. Additional Info: Core-formed, dark blue (cobalt) glass alabastron decorated with a vertically combed zig-zag pattern in yellow and occasionally white. Threads of yellow and white circle the upper body, and a thread of white outlines the edge of the mouth. There are two small handles on the upper body. The vessel is intact, but with repaired breaks visible especially around the neck. A small hole is on one side of the neck.