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Terracotta fragment of an oinochoe: chous (jug)?

460–450 BCE

Not on view

Head, neck, and part of the back of a dog to left

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Terracotta fragment of an oinochoe: chous (jug)?, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

Terracotta fragment of an oinochoe: chous (jug)?, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Title: Terracotta fragment of an oinochoe: chous (jug)?

Period: Classical

Date: 460–450 BCE

Culture: Greek, Attic

Medium: Terracotta; red-figure

Classification: Vases

Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011

Object Number: 2011.604.2.2012

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