M0016684EA: Alabastron showing a swan and winged creature, 6th century B.C. / M0016685EA: Alabastron showing a swan and conventional designs in red and black, 7th century B.C.

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Alabastron, Corinthian, 6th century B.C.

Photograph of two alabastrons. The first was purchased at auction in 1931 by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R753/1936). The second was purchased at auction in 1932 and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R532/1936). Neither is held by Wellcome Collection. Related images: M0016684EB, M0016685EB

1958

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides entries for the items: accession number R753/1936 and accession number R532/1936.

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.