Large Amphora for Transportation
VesselsGreek4th-3rd century BCE

Large Amphora for Transportation

4th-3rd century BCE

Classification
Vessels
Technique
Wheel-made
Medium
Terracotta
Culture
Greek
Period
Classical period, Late, to Hellenistic
Century
4th-3rd century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

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