Flask
about 900–750 B.C.
Flaring mouth, narrow neck with ridge, two handles from lower neck to flattened spherical body. Decoration in dull black on red slip. Three bands on neck. On each side of body a central circle, concentric circles, a space with two concentric circles, one at top and one at bottom, then more concentric circles. Beneath each handle three concentric circles connected by horizontal lines and circle chains, and a concentric circle ornament. Ladder pattern on handle exterior. Part of lip restored.
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