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Alabastron
Greek
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Corinthia, Corinth
Dimensions
Height: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); diameter: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.910
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 449.
DescriptionTwo sphinxes wearing kalathoi, face one another; between them a serpent; decorations in dark red.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in London.); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)