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Alabastron

Alabastron · 7th century BCE

Lip: flat with radiating bands. Body: pear-shaped, two rosettes between two confronting cocks. Lip slightly chipped.

Shape

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

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