alabaster

An item at Louvre

Alabastron with flat mouth, cylindrical neck, very elongated belly. Two small handles at the top of the belly.

Department of Egyptian Antiquities

An exhibit at Louvre

The collections of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities present the civilization that evolved on the banks of the Nile, from the end of Prehistory (around 4,000 BCE) to the Christian era (from the 4th century CE).

Louvre