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Frieze: sphinx, lions, and birds
Decorated with a large striding sphinx accompanied by smaller lions and birds, this delicate vase is notable for the Etruscan inscription incised on its rim: "I am the gift of Licinius Hersinaeus."
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Title: Terracotta inscribed alabastron (perfume vase)
Period: Archaic
Date: ca. 600 BCE
Culture: Etruscan, Etrusco-Corinthian
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1926
Object Number: 26.60.94
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