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Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)

The alabastron is noteworthy for its horizontal rills. It probably represents an Etruscan adaptation of Corinthian alabastra with painted bands.

Credit: Purchase, 1896

Late 7th–early 6th century B.C.
Terracotta
7.3 x 7.3cm
96.9.5
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018

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