Greek askos, from Marion, Cyprus

An image of Vessel. Askos, Negro relief. Production Place: Greece, Attica, Athens. Find Spot: Marion, Cyprus. Black-glazed, clay, depth 0.101 m, height 0.082 m. Classical Greek Period, 500-401 B.C.

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Vessel. Askos, Negro relief. Production Place: Greece, Attica, Athens. Find Spot: Marion, Cyprus. Black-glazed, clay, depth 0.101 m, height 0.082 m. Classical Greek Period, 500-401 B.C.

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Accession Number: GR.102.1890
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 867 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 112.91kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2053:01:12 22:32:36

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