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Alabastron
Alabastron
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7th century BCE
Lip: flat with radiating bands. Body: pear-shaped, two rosettes between two confronting cocks. Lip slightly chipped.
Shape
Alabastron
Period
Orientalizing period
Date
7th century BCE
Culture
Greek
Dimensions
H: 26.16 cm
Medium
Terracotta; buff clay, brown glaze, incised white
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thebes (Boeotia)
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
1960.287
Image Source
harvard
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)