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Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)

Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H.: 6 in. (15.2 cm). Date: ca. 510-500 B.C..
Palmettes
This is one of a group of white-ground alabastra associated with a red-figure workshop. Simple though the decoration may be, the precise placement and execution of the palmettes give the work great elegance.
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Title:
Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)
Caption:
Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H.: 6 in. (15.2 cm). Date: ca. 510-500 B.C.. Palmettes This is one of a group of white-ground alabastra associated with a red-figure workshop. Simple though the decoration may be, the precise placement and execution of the palmettes give the work great elegance.
Technique/material:
Terracotta; black-figure, white-ground
Period:
ARCHAIC
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
3981 x 3982 px | 45.4 MB
Print size:
33.7 x 33.7 cm | 13.3 x 13.3 in (300 dpi)