VesselsGreek7th century BCE
Alabastron (oil flask): Lion
c. 620-600 BCE
Description
Rosette on top of rim and neck, dots on base. On body a lion to right with rosettes and ornaments in field.
Dimensions
8.4 x 4.6 cm (3 5/16 x 1 13/16 in.) mouth: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.)
Provenance
[Athens, 1898] sold; to Joseph C. Hoppin, (1898-1925), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1925.
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