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Alabastron: GR.58.1896

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Current Location: Gallery 21

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Description

Alabastron, boread, swan

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 0.1 m
Height: 0.19 m

Place(s) associated

  • Corinth ⪼ Corinthia ⪼ Greece

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1896) by James, Montague Rhodes, Dr

Dating

Middle Corinthian & archaic
-600 BCE - -580 BCE

Materials used in production

Clay

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Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.58.1896
Primary reference Number: 67144
Oldmuseumnumber: G33
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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