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AST104a

Amphora

Geometric period (2nd half of the 8th cent. B.C.)
H: 44.50 cm

Fusiform vessel with a pear-shaped body decorated with successive bands around the perimeter. Two decorative bands beneath the shoulder, one with schematic spiral meander and the other with sets of vertical lines; between them two slanted triangles joined at the top. The main representation is on the tall neck: a quatrefoil rosette is surrounded by two confronted aquatic birds rendered with the technique of figurative decoration.

CATEGORY
Vessel
KIND
Jar
CONDITION
Supplemented
CONDITION NOTE
Supplemented in small part of the mouth.
GEOMETRIC PERIOD_TERRACOTA AMPHORA_104_030_Aug 05 2022

Amphora

(2nd half of the 8th cent. B.C.)
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