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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1895.198
Title
Amphora Decorated in the "West Slope" Style
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
3rd-2nd century BCE
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/293168

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Professor C.E. Norton and Richard Norton
Accession Year
1895
Object Number
1895.198
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Amphora with rope handles decorated with incised and barbotine (applied clay) decoration and white paint. Patterns include "necklaces," hatching and checkerboard, and an ivy wreath.

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