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Oil flask (alabastron) with a warrior
Oil flask (alabastron) with a warrior

Oil flask (alabastron) with a warrior

the Group of the Negro Alabastra
about 490–480 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Black Figure
DimensionsHeight: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number98.927
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ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: From Tanagra.); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)