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Oil flask (alabastron) with a panther and bird
Attributed to: the Winged Lion Painter
Greek
Archaic period, Late Corinthian I
About 580–570 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Corinthia, Corinth
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H. 0.221 m.
Credit Line
Gift of the Mayor and the Citizens of Boston
Accession Number58.1026
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionAlabastron. Panther to right, with one wing projecting from breast; also waterbird and a few filling ornaments. Much overpainted.
ProvenancePresented to Boston by the Greek government; presented to MFA as Gift of the Mayor and the Citizens of Boston, November 13, 1958