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Terracotta psykter (vase for cooling wine)

Attributed to Smikros

ca. 510 BCE

Not on view

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Terracotta psykter (vase for cooling wine), Attributed to Smikros, Terracotta, Greek, Attic — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Terracotta psykter (vase for cooling wine)

Artist: Attributed to Smikros

Period: Archaic

Date: ca. 510 BCE

Culture: Greek, Attic

Medium: Terracotta; red-figure

Dimensions: diameter 4 3/16in. (10.7cm)

Classification: Vases

Credit Line: Lent by the Republic of Italy

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