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Elongated round-bottomed oil bottle (alabastron) with a cock
Attributed to: The Fol Painter
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period, Early Corinthian
600–590 B.C.
Findspot: Anatolia (Turkey), Troad, Assos (Behramkale), Sarcophagus No. 1
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .079 H. .041 D.
Credit Line
Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number84.152
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 452.
DescriptionScratched lines of ornament remain, showing a griffin. Fine white clay, spotted and scratched. Attributed to the Fol Painter.
ProvenanceFrom Assos (Behramkale, Turkey); Sarcophagus No. 1. 188?: excavated by the Archaeological Institute of America; gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to MFA, January 15, 1884.