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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Italic
Title:Oil flask (alabastron)
Date Made:7th century BCE
Type:Ceramic
Materials:Earthenware with orange and red pigment
Place Made:Europe; Magna Graecia (Italy)
Measurements:Overall: 3 3/8 in x 1 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 8.6 cm x 4.4 cm x 4.4 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1910.5.B.AIII
Credit Line:Museum Purchase
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
The flat mouth of the alabastron is decorated with concentric bands of brown paint. The handle connects to the rim of the mouth and attaches at the shoulder. There is a narrow band of brown paint in a ring around the body near the neck, followed by a vertical tongue pattern, three thin bands of brown-red paint, three thick bands of red and brown paint, and two narrow bands of brown-red paint on the lower section. The underside of the object is reserved.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology

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