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Perfume flask (aryballos) in the shape of two male heads

Greek
Late Archaic Period
about 510 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens

Medium/Technique Ceramic,
Dimensions Height: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.888
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionIn form of two Africans' heads, back to back; mouth of a lekythos.

Condition: Hair treated plastically, with traces of red.

ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: found at Eretria); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)