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Terracotta tripod kothon (vessel for perfumed oil)
Animals flanking floral ornament decorate the body; sphinxes, riders, and padded dancers are between the legs; animals and pairs of padded dancers are on the legs.
Credit: Gift of Helen H. Mertens, 1982
2nd quarter of the 6th century B.C.
Terracotta; black-figure
13.8in
1982.473a, b
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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