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Fragment from an Etruscan Plastic Vase (Front)
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The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Part of an aryballos in the form of a lion's head, of which three fragments are preserved, this fragment consists of the mane of a lion, with wavy locks of fur shown in low relief; below is a painted meander pattern. .
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Details
- Title: Fragment from an Etruscan Plastic Vase (Front)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: early 6th century B.C.
- Location Created: Etruria
- Physical Dimensions: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
- Type: Plastic vase
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Terracotta
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 76.AE.98.1.b
- Culture: Etruscan?
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Gordon McLendon
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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