"A small elongated vase for unguents or perfumes, rounded at the bottom and provided with a broad rim about a small orifice."-Whitney, 1902

Alabastrum

"A small elongated vase for unguents or perfumes, rounded at the bottom and provided with a broad rim…

"A Lion Hunt. --Assyrian relief; from Rawlinson.' -West, 1904

A Lion Hunt Relief

"A Lion Hunt. --Assyrian relief; from Rawlinson.' -West, 1904

"Colossal Man-Beast in alabaster, from the Palace of Sargon (now in the Louvre)." - West, 1904

Colossal Man-Beast

"Colossal Man-Beast in alabaster, from the Palace of Sargon (now in the Louvre)." - West, 1904