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Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)

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Terracotta, Archaic, Greek Attic
Greek and Roman Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1921
Title: Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
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Terracotta, Archaic, Greek Attic.

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