alabaster jar
Pale mineral container
An alabaster jar is a vessel carved from alabaster, a pale translite stone.
The term appears most often in biblical contexts, where a woman anoints Jesus with perfume from such a jar: She broke open the alabaster jar and poured the oil over his head.
The phrase evokes precious contents and sacrificial giving.
- ointmentMedicated skin cream
- anointing oilOil for religious consecration
- perfumeFragrant liquid for wearing
- MaryCommon feminine name
- Mary MagdaleneFemale disciple, early witness
anoint · vessel · stone · translucent · pure white · white · fragrant · nard · burial · burial rites · funeral rites · precious · oil · ancient · ancient Egypt · Egyptian · tomb · ritual
alabaster jarclay vessel
Ceramic container for storage
wooden box · porcelain vase · tin can · leather pouch · ceramic pot
alabaster jarchamber pot
Portable indoor toilet vessel
slop bucket · waste bin · garbage pail · spittoon · wooden bucket