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Black patterned oil jug (squat lekythos)
Greek, East Greek
Classical Period
about 425 B.C.
Findspot: Anatolia (Turkey), Troad, Assos (Behramkale), Necropolis; Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
10.5 x 6.6 cm (4 1/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number84.182
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBlack glaze has nearly disappeared; nicks in upper rim.
ProvenanceFrom Assos (Behramkale, Turkey); necropolis. 188?: excavated by the Archaeological Institute of America; gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to MFA, January 15, 1884.