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<em>Cylindrical Alabastron</em>, late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.39_bottom.jpg)
Cylindrical Alabastron, late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.39_bottom.jpg)
<em>Cylindrical Alabastron</em>, late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.39_bottom.jpg)

Cylindrical Alabastron, late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.39_bottom.jpg)

<em>Cylindrical Alabastron</em>, late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.39_side.jpg)

Cylindrical Alabastron, late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.39_side.jpg)

<em>Cylindrical Alabastron</em>, late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.39_top.jpg)

Cylindrical Alabastron, late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.39_top.jpg)

<em>Cylindrical Alabastron</em>, late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.39_view1.jpg)

Cylindrical Alabastron, late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.39_view1.jpg)

<em>Cylindrical Alabastron</em>, late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.39_view2.jpg)

Cylindrical Alabastron, late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.39_view2.jpg)

<em>Cylindrical Alabastron</em>, late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.39_view3.jpg)

Cylindrical Alabastron, late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.39_view3.jpg)

<em>Cylindrical Alabastron</em>, late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.39_negA_bw.jpg)

Cylindrical Alabastron, late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.39_negA_bw.jpg)

<em>Cylindrical Alabastron</em>, late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.39_Neg06.2GRPA_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

Cylindrical Alabastron, late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.39_Neg06.2GRPA_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

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Cylindrical Alabastron

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Glass
DATES late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E.
PERIOD Hellenistic Period
DIMENSIONS 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 12.39
CREDIT LINE Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Cylindrical Alabastron, late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.39_bottom.jpg)
IMAGE detail, CUR.12.39_bottom.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2012
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<em>Cylindrical Alabastron</em>, late 6th-early 4th century B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 4 in. (3.4 x 3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.39_bottom.jpg)

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