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Italo-Greek Oinochoe

Italo-Greek Oinochoe

Greek

Strap handle; six horizontal parallel lines, birds. Neck: horizontal lines in groups of six alternating with lozenge patterns. Shoulder: snake, dots above and below, swastikas within coils. Body: parallel horizontal lines, solid triangles at bottom. Conical shape. Forgery?

Terracotta; buff clay, red glaze

Geometric period, Late

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