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Although this type of small container is ultimately derived from Corinthian and Egyptian prototypes, it was especially popular in Southern Etruria and Latium.
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Title: Terracotta vase in the shape of a monkey
Period: Archaic
Date: ca. 565–550 BCE
Culture: Etruscan, Etrusco-Corinthian
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1926
Object Number: 26.60.92
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