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Perfume flask (aryballos) in the shape of two male heads
Perfume flask (aryballos) in the shape of two male heads

Perfume flask (aryballos) in the shape of two male heads

Epilykos Class
about 510 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic,
DimensionsHeight: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number98.888
On View
On view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: found at Eretria); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)
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