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Terracotta fragment of an amphora (jar)?

third quarter of the 6th century BCE

Not on view

Sphinx to left, underneath a piece of furniture; unidentified object; tail feathers and legs of a bird to right?; below, a band of dots; black glazed lines; a band of tongues, alternating in black and red; three black glazed lines; rays

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Terracotta fragment of an amphora (jar)?, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

Terracotta fragment of an amphora (jar)?, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Title: Terracotta fragment of an amphora (jar)?

Period: Archaic

Date: third quarter of the 6th century BCE

Culture: Greek, Attic

Medium: Terracotta; black-figure

Classification: Vases

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

Object Number: 2011.604.3.2571

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