BY VASSOS KARAGEORGHIS and E. J. PELTENBURG A Faience Alabastron from Cyprus A small faience vase, in the form of an alabastron brown-to-black and yellow glazes were used for the (oil jar) has recently been found in Cyprus and is decorative details which were applied over a slightly presently in the private collection of Mr. P. Colokas- pale background glaze, perhaps originally blue. These sides in Nicosia. It probably comes from the area of three glazes were, in turn, covered by a colorless, Sinda, where an ancient cemetery of Cypro-Archaic I transparent overglaze. It is still glossy and provides date (seventh century B.c.) was discovered by looters some idea of the original brilliance of all ancient in 1968 halfway between Sinda and Lysi, in the Fama- faience. Some hair-line crackling occurs in the overgusta District. It is extremely well preserved and is glaze which is otherwise very successful. As the vessel unique in the annals of Cypriot archaeology. Dark is intact, we can say nothing of its composition except 217