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Pilgrim Flask

c. 500 BCE

Mouth, feet, sides, and handles covered with black paint. A reserved four-spoke wheel decorates the center of each side. Its circumference consists of two concentric circles surrounded by a reserved circular zone. The outer perimeter of each circular side is enclosed by a narrow reserved zone.

Period

Archaic period

Date

c. 500 BCE

Culture

Greek

Dimensions

H: 14.00 cm W: 12.50 cm

Medium

Terracotta; pale reddish clay, black paint

Findspot

Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica?

Museum

Harvard Art Museums

Accession Number

1925.30.15

Image Source

harvard

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