Object Number | 30-47-56 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | South Arabia |
Date Made | 3rd century BCE - 1st century CE |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Alabaster |
Description | a: Alabaster jar tapering above like a shell. Two blind handles in form of lions' heads. Ridge round the mouth. Note: for descriptive purposes, accession number is in the front with handles perpendicular to the viewer. b: Alabaster lid. Circular. Flat below with a central projection. Convex above. The handle is a crouched lion with short body and massive triangular head. Note: for descriptive purposes, lion’s head faces right, at 3:00. |
Height | 19.5 cm |
Length | 18 cm |
Width | 13 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Quill Jones, 1930 |
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