Oil flask (alabastron)
about 600–575 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsGreece
Place of ManufactureCorinth, Corinthia, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic
DimensionsHeight: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Messrs. Robert E. Hecht, Jr. and George Allen
Accession number60.1465
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ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr. and George Allen (said by the donors to be from Etruria); gift of Messrs. Robert E. Hecht, Jr. and George Allen to MFA, December 14, 1960
600–575 B.C.
A.D. 200–250
about 470 B.C.
about 550 B.C.
second half of 4th century B.C.
1784–1668 B.C.
1st to 2nd century A.D.
about 350–340 B.C.
760–740 B.C.
about 1365–1200 B.C.