Alabastron
700-675 BCE
Description
Italo-Corinthian. Incised details. Pear-shaped, attached handle with hole. Lip: flat bands. Shoulder: vertical bands. Body: two zones, birds walking right.
Dimensions
20.5 x 10 cm (8 1/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
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