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This bowl was probably made in Cyprus by a local potter seeking to replicate the mold-made ware that was being produced contemporaneously in Athenian workshops.
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Title: Terracotta Megarian bowl
Period: Hellenistic
Date: ca. late 3rd–mid 1st century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Terracotta; mold made
Dimensions: h. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); d. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.374
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