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Oil flask (alabastron)
Greek
Archaic Period
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Corinthia, Corinth
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.065 H. 0.042 D.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number95.174
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 451.
DescriptionAn "Oriental Artemis" standing profile to right, each hand grasping a swan by the neck.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: said to have come from Cervetri); 1895: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 29,857.37 (this figure is the total price for MFA 95.9-95.174)