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Oversized aryballos
Oversized aryballos

Oversized aryballos

Artist Unknown
Datelate 7th–early 6th century BCE
MediumTerracotta, black-figure
DimensionsH. 6 3/4 x Diam. 5 1/4 in. (17.1 x 13.3 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina
Object number74.1.1
On View
On view
ProvenancePrivate collection, France (per Brun, see file); with Jeanette G. Brun, Zürich, Switzerland; sold to NCMA, 1974.Published References"Recent Acquisitions," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 13, nos. 1 and 2 (1975), no. 102.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions,” November 23, 1975-February 1, 1976.

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