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.
Datec. 650-550 BCE
MediumTerracotta with slip
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/16 × 1 3/4 in. (12.9 × 4.4 cm) Rim (Diam.): 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm) Base (Diam.): 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward S. Burgess, Class of 1879, H1904
Object number1929.14
On view
DescriptionFlat-bottomed Alabastron with running dogs. Form not very frequent. Probably from a workshop in Tarquinia or Cerveteri.
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Alternate Titles Perfume flask depicting running dogs
Exhibition History 2024-2025
Clinton, NY. The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum," September 7, 2024 –June 8, 2025 (no cat.).

2012
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," October 6, 2012 (no cat.).

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. 11).

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.
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