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Lagynos

North African (Tunisia)

290–320

Not on view

Lagynos, African red slip ware, North African (Tunisia) — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Lagynos, African red slip ware, North African (Tunisia)

Lagynos, African red slip ware, North African (Tunisia)

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Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

© Musée du Louvre, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Photo by Herve Lewandowski / Art Resource, NY

Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

© Musée du Louvre, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Photo by Herve Lewandowski / Art Resource, NY

Title: Lagynos

Date: 290–320

Culture: North African (Tunisia)

Medium: African red slip ware

Dimensions: 7 3/8 × 6 1/8 in., 1.3 lb. (18.7 × 15.5 cm, 0.6 kg)

Classification: Ceramics-Vessels

Credit Line: Musée du Louvre, Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities, Paris

Rights and Reproduction: © Musée du Louvre, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Photo by Herve Lewandowski / Art Resource, NY

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