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Terracotta nestoris (two-handled jar)
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Terracotta, Late Classical, Greek South Italian Lucanian
Greek and Roman Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1952
Title: Terracotta nestoris (two-handled jar)
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Terracotta, Late Classical, Greek South Italian Lucanian.
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