- Object name(s):
- vase; Alabaster vase
- Brief description:
- Large alabaster (calcite) storage vessel half filled with the dried remains of pure plant oils for moisturising the skin. Globular with narrow neck and widening rim. Small hole in the body and half filled with dried remains of original contents. Used to store pure plant oils.
- Collection:
- Royal Pump Room Museum
- Associated concept:
- Containers
- Associated concept:
- Alabaster Vase
- Credit line:
- This collection is part of North Yorkshire Council Museums.
- Current reproduction location:
- 3737.jpg
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension value:
- 23.5 cm
- Material:
- Inorganic
- Material:
- Stone
- Material:
- Calcite
- Material:
- Alabaster
- Number of objects:
- 1
- Object name:
- vase; Alabaster vase
- Object number:
- HARGM : 3737
- Object production note:
- circa
- Object production place:
- Thebes
- Object production place:
- Egypt
- Place status:
- Country
- Use begin date:
- 1.2008
- Use title:
- E:SI, Daily life
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/31d998a5-a960-3fe0-8a63-e35e162bd893
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/31d998a5-a960-3fe0-8a63-e35e162bd893, Royal Pump Room Museum, CC BY
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