Corinthian black-figure alabastron; intact; paint worn in parts; added purple-red color; on body: bird between 2 lions, incised filling rosettes; under vase, rosette with central depression; on mouth and neck, red and black tongues; dots on rim.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece
Culture or time period:
Greek Archaic Period (700–480 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Alabastra
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Loans:
S1969-1970 #65: M. H. de Young Memorial Museum (June 7, 1935–November 7, 1978), S1973-1974 #19: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley) (October 8, 1973–unknown), S1982-1983 #36: Saint Mary’s College of California (1983–April 29, 1983), and S1982-1983 #3: Crocker Art Museum (October 20, 1982–March 28, 1983)