Bottle Item Number: M3.60 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Alabastron bottle in polychrome; opaque blue body with light blue and yellow opaque trails. Broad rim, flattened on top; short concave neck; rounded shoulders; cylindrical body, widening a little near the convex bottom. From shoulders, two vertical drawn ring handles with trails. On edge of lip, single yellow trail. On body, yellow spiral trail horizontal above, then zigzag below alternating with light blue zigzag trail. Near bottom, a triple band of yellow trail. The combing of the trails has left faint vertical ribs on body.
History Of Use
Used to store unguents, oil or perfume.
Cultural Context
storage
Narrative
The van Haersolte Collection
Item History
- Made in Egypt between 600 BCE and 301 BCE
- Collected during 1890
- Owned by Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn and Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn
- Owned by Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn before April 26, 1956
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source) and Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn (Seller) on April 26, 1956
What
- Name
- Bottle
- Identification Number
- M3.60
- Type of Item
- bottle
- Material
- glass
- Manufacturing Technique
- core formed
- Overall
- height 9.9 cm, diameter 3.15 cm
Who
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Previous Owner
- Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn, Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn and Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source) and Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Egypt
When
- Creation Date
- between 600 BCE and 301 BCE
- Collection Date
- during 1890
- Ownership Date
- before April 26, 1956
- Acquisition Date
- on April 26, 1956
Other
- Condition
- poor
- Current Location
- Case 96
- Accession Number
- 2308/0228