VesselsItalo-Corinthian6th century BCE

Alabastron

6th century BCE

Classification

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Culture

Italo-Corinthian

Period

Archaic period

Century

6th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

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