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Nolan Amphora (storage jar): Nike
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Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Acquired by Henry W. Haynes probably c. 1873-1878.
Bequest of Henry W. haynes to the Department of the Classics 1912.
Transfer from the Department of the Classics 1977.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Transfer from the Department of the Classics Harvard University Bequest of Henry W. Haynes 1912
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