Italo-Corinthian alabastron

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Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Italo-Corinthian alabastron
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Photo by Bryan Edwards, Class of 2019. For educational purposes only.
Date650-550 B.C.E.
MediumTerracotta
DimensionsOverall (Height): 3 9/16 in. (9 cm) Rim (Diam.): 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm) Diameter (Max.): 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward S. Burgess, Class of 1879, H1904
Object number1929.15
Not on view
DescriptionRays on shoulder.

Additional Details

Alternate Titles Perfume flask
Exhibition History 1987
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Ancient Vases from the Hamilton College Collection and the J. Paul Getty Museum," March 14 - May 1, 1987 (cat. no. 12).
Provenance 1929: Hamilton College (James Library) by bequest of Edward S. Burgess.
Published References ANCIENT VASES FROM THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION AND THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM, exh. cat. (Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1987), 19.
Signature Not signed.
Inscribed None noted.
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