File:Alabaster "alabastron" MET DP216503.jpg

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Alabaster inscribed "alabastron", Cypriot (MET, 74.51.2295a)

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Title
Alabaster "alabastron"
Description

Cypriot; Vase with inscription, Phoenician; Cesnola Inscriptions. The inscription reads 𐤊𐤋𐤔𐤉 (KLŠY, unknown word) and a sign that is usually read as "100".

See: Teixidor, Javier (1976). "The Phoenician Inscriptions of the Cesnola Collection". Metropolitan Museum Journal 11: 66. DOI:10.2307/1512684. ISSN 0077-8958.
Date 4th century B.C. ?
Medium Dark alabaster
Dimensions H.: 11 x 7 in. (27.9 x 17.8 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
Greek and Roman Art
Accession number
74.51.2295a
Credit line The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Source/Photographer

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/241848

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