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Oil flask (alabastron)
Greek
Early Classical
About 470 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, White Ground and black glaze
Dimensions
14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number02.384
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionAlabastron with slightly convex sides, sharply angled shoulder. White zone on top of rim. Tongue pattern and reserved line below shoulder; Three reserved bands below white zone on body. Modern white slip on which two scenes are sketched in pencil. (Removed Feb. 1946)
(A) Two youths pouring water in a basin.
(B) A flaming altar, and a fountain in the form of a lion's head.
(A) Two youths pouring water in a basin.
(B) A flaming altar, and a fountain in the form of a lion's head.
ProvenanceDate unknown: anonymous collection; July 1, 1902: anonymous gift to MFA