Alabastron with the ""Mistress of the Animals""

third quarter of the 7th century BCE (Orientalizing)

6 cm 11.3 cm

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The main motif on this alabastron (perfume and oil vessel) shows a winged female figure in a black and red peplos (a long dress with short sleeves) decorated with incised lines. Her red face is in profile, her black hair falls upon her shoulders, and she wears a polos (a type...

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Dr. Hugo Weissman, Boston [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1954, by purchase.
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