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Oil flask (aryballos) in the form of a seated monkey

Oil flask (aryballos) in the form of a seated monkey

Etruscan

Etrusco-Corinthian aryballos in the form of a seated monkey, with the left paw raised to the mouth and the right on the knee. Head, paws, knees and feet are painted brown; the body has brown spots on the buff terracotta ground.

Terracotta

Archaic period

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