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Oinochoe: GR.23.1970

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Trefoil oinochoe, lid

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.017 m
Length: 0.044 m
Width: 0.042 m

Relative size of this object

4.4 cm1.7 cm1 mm What does this represent?

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Place(s) associated

  • Argos ⪼ Argolid ⪼ Greece

Find spot

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1970) by Walston, Lord, CVO, DCL

Dating

Archaic
-600 BCE - -501 BCE

Materials used in production

Clay

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.23.1970
Primary reference Number: 69830
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 12 December 2016 Last processed: Sunday 21 March 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Oinochoe" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/69830 Accessed: 2023-05-31 05:46:48

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