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Miniature Amphora

Miniature Amphora

Artist
CultureGreek
Date6th century BCE
Mediumturned alabaster
Dimensions5 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. (14.6 x 8.6 cm)
Classificationsfurnishings & equipment
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Grace Kehaya
Object number60.15.11
DescriptionVessel well crafted. Four traces on each side of neck of multiple attachments of handle. Slender neck widens into a high, flat shoulder, making a sharp-angled juncture with the ovoid body. Notched ridge at joint of shoulder to body. Body tapers strongly into narrow stem, above a slightly wider, cylindrical foot, with one or two moldings on stem. Drill channels on interior. Former collection number “141” in red ink on shoulder.
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