flat base alabastron
An item at Louvre
Alabaster-shaped vase. Flat mouth, truncated cone-shaped neck, very narrow shoulder, belly widening towards the bottom, flat bottom. Without decoration.
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).