Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask)

Said to have been found in 1872 in Alimos, Athens

Said to have been found on January 20, 1872, in Alimos, Athens; briefly, with Professor Athanasios Sergiou Rhousopoulos, Athens; by 1874, purchased by Samuel G. Ward from Prof. A.S. Rhousopoulos, Athens; acquired 1875, gift of Samuel G. Ward.

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