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Terracotta fragment of a nestoris (two-handled jar)?

Attributed to the Pisticci Painter

440–420 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157

Women seated on a chair, to right, wearing a chiton and himation, with a diadem in her hair

Terracotta fragment of a nestoris (two-handled jar)?, Attributed to the Pisticci Painter [DvB], Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Lucanian — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Terracotta fragment of a nestoris (two-handled jar)?, Attributed to the Pisticci Painter [DvB], Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Lucanian

Terracotta fragment of a nestoris (two-handled jar)?, Attributed to the Pisticci Painter [DvB], Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Lucanian

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Title: Terracotta fragment of a nestoris (two-handled jar)?

Artist: Attributed to the Pisticci Painter [DvB]

Period: Classical

Date: 440–420 BCE

Culture: Greek, South Italian, Lucanian

Medium: Terracotta; red-figure

Classification: Vases

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

Accession Number: 2011.604.12.42

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