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L-64-191

Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number L-64-191
Current Location Greece Gallery - On Display
Culture Attic
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Attica
Date Made 450-400 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Red Figure
Iconography Theseus? | Boar
Description

On one side of the handle is a naked male figure running toward left. He wears a hat with a hemispherical crown and a short brim, carries a garment over his left arm, and a club(?) or sling(?) in his right hand. Identity: Theseus has been suggested. On the other side is a boar running toward left. Intact save for one chip under boar and small chips on handle and lip.

Height 6.8 cm
Width 10.2 cm
Outside Diameter 9 cm
Other Number 99-162 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number

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