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Oil flask (alabastron) in the form of a siren

600–550 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueFaience, mold-made
DimensionsHeight 6.6 x 9.3 cm (2 5/8 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number00.364
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ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy 1900: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Rome); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, February 1900
620–590 B.C.
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
30 B.C.–A.D 364
30 B.C.–A.D 364
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
30 B.C.–A.D. 364