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Trefoil mouth and frieze of sphinxes in relief. The sphinxes are identical— they are stamped form a single mold. In fact, at the point just to the left below the spout, one can see that the artist ran out of space and omitted the rear half of one sphinx.
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Title: Terracotta trefoil oinochoe (jug)
Period: Archaic
Date: ca. 550 BCE
Culture: Etruscan
Medium: Terracotta; bucchero pesante
Dimensions: H. 11 5/16 in. (28.8 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
Object Number: 21.88.161
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