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Oil flask (alabastron)
Painter: The Erlenmeyer Painter
Greek
Archaic Period, Middle Corinthian
about 600–575 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Corinthia, Corinth
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Height: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Messrs. Robert E. Hecht, Jr. and George Allen
Accession Number60.1465
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionLion, with large wing, walking to right. Filling ornaments in the form of rosettes and a large triangle beneath the wing. Concentric rings on bottom. Colors red, black, and brown on buff clay.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr. and George Allen (said by the donors to be from Etruria); gift of Messrs. Robert E. Hecht, Jr. and George Allen to MFA, December 14, 1960