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alabastron|ˌæləˈbɑːstrən, -æ-|
[a. Gr. ἀλάβαστρον globular perfume jar.]
= alabaster 2.
1848G. Dennis Cities & Cemeteries of Etruria I. p. c, An alabastron of stone from Chiusi..having a hole in the crown for pouring out the ointment or perfume. 1928D. H. Lawrence Etruscan Places (1932) iii. 79 A servant..presumably offering the alabastron, or ointment-jar. 1940Antiquity XIV. 245 Among other shapes (of pots) the alabastron is prominent. |