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Alabastron (stgr. ἀλάβαστρον) – starożytne naczynie toaletowe w kształcie cylindrycznej, gruszkowatej buteleczki ze spłaszczonym wylewem, na którym rozcierano pachnidła (wonne olejki). Forma naczynia znana i używana w starożytnym Egipcie i Grecji oraz na Bliskim Wschodzie.
An alabastron / ˌ æ l ə ˈ b æ s t r ə n,-ˌ t r ɒ n / or alabastrum / ˌ æ l ə ˈ b æ s t r ə m / (plural: alabastra or alabastrons; from the Greek ἀλάβαστρον) is a small type of pottery or glass vessel used for holding oil, especially perfume or massage oils.
Alabastron (Ἀλάβαστρον) Naczynie na olejek lub pachnidło: Alabastron attycki, ok. 470 p.n.e., Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie: Amfora (Ἀμφορέας) Do przewozu wina, oleju oraz substancji sypkich: Amfora czerwonofigurowa, 520–510, Herakles i Atena, Staatliche Antikensammlungen: Amforiskos (Ἀμφορισκος)
Alabastron is a flask for perfume or unguent, with no handles and sometimes lugs. Learn about the three types of classical alabastron, their shapes, decoration, and materials, and see examples from different cultures and periods.
Description. Bibliography. Almost intact alabastron found most possibly in 1873-1874 east of the Parthenon. It is round-bottomed whereas its body is globular and the rim high. Its three handles, one of which is broken, are attached to the body walls. The pot decorate wavy brown-red lines.
Learn about alabastra, small bottles of perfume made of stone, glass, tin or gold in antiquity. Find out how they were used, decorated and sealed, and see examples from different regions and periods.
Alabastron decorated in the black-figure technique. It was found intact in 1957 at the Sanctuary of the Nymphe . The vessel has an ovoid body, short neck, thick, disk-shaped rim and a vestigial handle with a suspension hole.
