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Vase
Greek
Classical Period
about late 5th or early 4th century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Figural
Dimensions
9.6 x 0.5 cm (3 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara Deering Danielson
Accession Number1982.656
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSculptural vase in the shape of an almond. Trumpet mouth, loop handles on each side of narrow neck to shoulder, all in black glaze; almond-shaped body reserved, with little "pick-marks" in surface to resemble almond shell. Intact; black glaze chipped.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Charles Deering Collection; by date unknown: Barbara Deering Danielson Collection; gift of Barbara Deering Danielson to MFA, December 8, 1982