Alabastron vases in the Mediterranean. First Millennium BC
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Mediterranean, protohistory, ointment, mortuary practices, social value.
Abstract
Based on the discovery of a peculiar type of containment vessel for perfumes and ointments inside a new tomb in the territory of Arados/Amrit, we can observe the increase of the use of this type of vessel for cremation and inhumation during the first millennium BC in the Mediterranean basin. We have developed a series of analyses and interpretations concerning the distribution, timing, meaning, and social use of these vessels, with the intention of establishing a chronology of their use in the cultural and social context within the funerary ritual and in the use of certain raw materials for the manufacture of these vessels.Downloads
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Mustafa B. (2015). Alabastron vases in the Mediterranean. First Millennium BC. Complutum, 26(1), 213-223. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CMPL.2015.v26.n1.49350
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