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Alabastron (oil flask): Lion
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Rosette on top of rim and neck, dots on base. On body a lion to right with rosettes and ornaments in field.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
[Athens 1898] sold; to Joseph C. Hoppin (1898-1925) bequest; to Fogg Art Museum 1925.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Bequest of Joseph C. Hoppin
Title: Alabastron (oil flask): Lion
Description:
Rosette on top of rim and neck, dots on base.
On body a lion to right with rosettes and ornaments in field.
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