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Amphoriskos with Stamped Decoration

Datelast third of the 5th century BCE

MediumTerracotta, black-gloss

Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 3 3/4 × 1 5/8 × 1 5/8 in. (9.5 × 4.1 × 4.1 cm)
diameter (exterior rim): 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
diameter (interior rim): 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation (Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes)

Object numberG.79.11.6

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Not on view

ProvenanceProvenience unknown. [Christoph F. Leon, Basel, Switzerland]; sold to NCMA, 1979.Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions,” November 8, 1979-May, 1980. Object Rights Statement

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