Alabastron (Container for Scented Oil)
Ancient Roman
1–100
- Medium
- Glass, blown technique
- Dimensions
- 20.7 × 3.3 × 3.3 cm (8 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 in.)
- Genre
- container
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
alabastronvesselglassritualscontainerancient artancientroman (ancient, style or period)containersBeauty
About
Initially affordable among only the wealthy, glass was used widely in the Roman world to create a variety of everyday objects such as those displayed here, including delicate cosmetic containers that held perfumes and oils and various forms of tableware designed for serving food and drink. Glass was also used to imitate precious stones in jewelry.
