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Attributed to the Group of the Boeotian Dancers
Animals flanking floral ornament decorate the body; sphinxes, riders, and padded dancers are between the legs; animals and pairs of padded dancers are on the legs.
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Title: Terracotta tripod kothon (vessel for perfumed oil)
Artist:
Attributed to the Group of the Boeotian Dancers
Period: Archaic
Date: 2nd quarter of the 6th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Boeotian
Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
Dimensions:
H. 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)
diameter 7 1/16 in. (17.9 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Gift of Helen H. Mertens, 1982
Accession Number: 1982.473a, b
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