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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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