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accession number:	1995.262
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Alabastron, 305–222 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE). Travertine; diameter: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.); overall: 22.9 cm (9 in.); stopper: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); body: 19.1 x 2.5 cm (7 1/2 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1995.262

title:				Alabastron
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creation date:			305–222 BCE
creation date earliest:		-305
creation date latest:		-222
current location:		107 Egyptian
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE)
technique:	travertine
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - Ptolemaic Dynasty
type:		Vessels
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measurements: Diameter: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.); Overall: 22.9 cm (9 in.); Stopper: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); Body: 19.1 x 2.5 cm (7 1/2 x 1 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Sale: New York, Sotheby's, 8 December 1995, Important Classical, Egyptian, and Western Asiatic Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art, no. 17
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CITATIONS

	Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 486, cat. no. 382
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