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<em>Alabastrum</em>, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_bottom.jpg)
Alabastrum, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_bottom.jpg)
<em>Alabastrum</em>, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_side1.jpg)

Alabastrum, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_side1.jpg)

<em>Alabastrum</em>, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_bottom.jpg)

Alabastrum, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_bottom.jpg)

<em>Alabastrum</em>, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_side2.jpg)

Alabastrum, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_side2.jpg)

<em>Alabastrum</em>, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_top.jpg)

Alabastrum, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_top.jpg)

<em>Alabastrum</em>, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_view3.jpg)

Alabastrum, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_view3.jpg)

<em>Alabastrum</em>, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_view1.jpg)

Alabastrum, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_view1.jpg)

<em>Alabastrum</em>, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_view2.jpg)

Alabastrum, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_view2.jpg)

<em>Alabastrum</em>, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_negA_bw.jpg)

Alabastrum, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_negA_bw.jpg)

<em>Alabastrum</em>, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_Neg12.37GRPA_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

Alabastrum, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_Neg12.37GRPA_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

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Alabastrum

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Glass
DATES mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E.
PERIOD Hellenistic Period
DIMENSIONS 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 12.38
CREDIT LINE Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Alabastrum, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_bottom.jpg)
IMAGE detail, CUR.12.38_bottom.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2012
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<em>Alabastrum</em>, mid 4th–late 3rd century B.C.E. Glass, 3 3/4 x Diam. 1 9/16 in. (9.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.38. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.12.38_bottom.jpg)

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