perfume-bottle

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Object Type
Museum number: 1935,0518.1
Description: Terracotta oil or scent-bottle: the hunter Kephalos mourning the death of Procris; his hound, now broken away, was by his side.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 350BC-330BC (circa)
Production place: Made in: Attica (Greece)
Materials
Dimensions: Height: 15.60 centimetres; Weight: 192 grammes; Width: 8.20 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Location: On display (G20/dc1)
Subjects: classical mythology; mythical figure/creature
Associated names: Representation of: Kephalos; Representation of: Prokris
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1935
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1935,0518.1

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