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Two-handled jar (neck-amphora) with deer (Side A) and dog (Side B)

Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
about 560–500 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Miletos

Medium/Technique Ceramic, "Fikellura"
Dimensions 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. S. T. Morse
Accession Number03.88
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

Catalogue Raisonné Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 299.
DescriptionOn shoulder, rays. Creamy slip. Missing, a part of the neck. High shoulder, reeded handles. Above foot, sickle ornament, then a band of vertical lines. A double spiral below each handle.
Side A: A dappled deer.
Side B: A dog in pursuit.