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Title: Terracotta collared jar with four lug handles
Period: Early Cycladic II
Date: ca. 2700–2200 BCE
Culture: Cycladic
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 9 13/16 in. (25 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Gift of the Safani family, in honor of Edward Safani, 2004
Object Number: 2004.431
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