Alabastron (oil flask): Lion

Unidentified Artistc. 620 BCE - 600 BCE

Rosette on top of rim and neck, dots on base. On body a lion to right with rosettes and ornaments in field.

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Title: Alabastron (oil flask): Lion
Creator: Unidentified Artist
Creator Lifespan: 1/1
Date: c. 620 BCE - 600 BCE
Technique: Black-figure
Physical Dimensions: h8.4 cm
Period: Orientalizing period
Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Joseph C. Hoppin
Creation Place: Corinthia/Europe/Ancient & Byzantine World
Type: Vessels
External Link: Harvard Art Museums
Medium: Terracotta

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