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The kothon--also known as a plemochoe or exaleiptron-- was designed to prevent its contents from spilling. It was produced in Corinth through the sixth and fifth centuries B.C., and was widely exported. Find contexts on the site of Corinth indicate that the shape was not common in burials but rather in temple dedications.
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Title: Terracotta kothon (perfume vase)
Period: Late Corinthian
Date: 2nd half of the 6th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Corinthian
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions:
H. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)
diameter 5 15/16 in. (15 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Purchase, Mrs. Helen H. Mertens Gift, 1962
Object Number: 62.11.6
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