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Object Number
46-78-40/5930
Display Title
Lekythos (oil flask)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ceramic jar, black figure ware, ovate body, tall thin neck, raised ring base, h
Classification
- Jar
Department
Archaeological
Date
525-450 BCE
Culture
- Archaic (Greek)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
Greece
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 15.3 x 4.7 cm (6 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-78-40/5930
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1880-1910)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/27/1946)
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