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Geometric Tankard
Geometric Tankard

Geometric Tankard

Date750–725 BCE
MediumTerracotta
Dimensions7 1/2 x 5 5/8 x 4 1/2 in. (19.1 x 14.3 x 11.4 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina
Object number72.1.2
On View
On view
ProvenanceProvenience unknown. [Mathias Komor, New York]; sold to NCMA, 1972.Published References"Acquisitions," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 12, nos. 1 and 2 (December 1973), listed 61, illus. (b-w) 60.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions and Loans,” June 25-October 1, 1972.

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