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Black patterned two-handled oil flask (amphoriskos)
Greek, East Greek
Classical Period
about 400–370 B.C.
Findspot: Anatolia (Turkey), Troad, Assos (Behramkale), Sarcophagus No. 74
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
9.5 x 4.1 cm (3 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number84.106
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionDecorated with net work of black lines on red clay; slip-decorated ceramic. One handle broken.
ProvenanceFrom Assos (Behramkale, Turkey); sarcophagus No. 74. 188?: excavated by the Archaeological Institute of America; gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to MFA, January 1884.