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Oil flask (alabastron)
Archaic Period
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William de Forest Thomson
Accession Number18.490
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 541.
DescriptionBoiotian Orientalizing. Clay dull buff. Decoration in black glaze, sometimes burned red. Two women to right clad in chiton and himation, each holding a laurel spray. One narrow garment is stretched between them and around the shoulders of both. At back, a large swan. In field: rosettes and rings of dots.