VesselsGreek6th-5th century BCE

Fragmentary Black-figure Alabastron: Musical Contests

520-480 BCE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Wheel-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Archaic period

Century

6th-5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

11 x 4.8 cm (4 5/16 x 1 7/8 in.)

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