Home / Collection / Exhibitions / Cairo... / The... / Explore... / Antiquities / Exaleiptron / Cairo to Constantinople: Early Photographs of the Middle East : The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham PalaceThis exhibition is in the past. View our current exhibitions.Explore the ExhibitionMultimediaConservation of an ancient Egyptian funerary stelaThe Prince's Journey to BethlehemExplore further photographs by Francis BedfordBuy the BookBackExplore the ExhibitionMap of the TourThe Prince of Wales: The future King Edward VII (1841 – 1910)Francis Bedford: Photographer to the Prince of WalesEgypt: 1 March – 27 March 1862The Druze-Maronite massacre of 1860The Holy LandSyria and LebanonTurkey and GreeceAntiquitiesBackAntiquitiesCORINTHExaleiptron c.620-590 BCRCIN 18599From the Greek verb meaning ‘to anoint’, this distinctivecontainer would have held liquids, in particular unguents and perfumed oils, used in cosmetic as well as funerary contexts. PreviousNextPreviousNext