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amphora
Object Type
amphora
Museum number
1949,0516.17
Description
Body sherd of East Greek Fikellura amphora, showing a palmette.
Cultures/periods
East Greek
Production date
530BC-500BC
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Mina, al-
Materials
pottery
Ware
Fikellura
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Width:
7.50 centimetres
(max)
Curator's comments
CVA British Museum 8 C. M. Robertson, JHS 1946, 125, fig. 1.
Bibliographic references
CVA British Museum 8 / Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 13, British Museum 8
(Pl. GB 576, 11)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition notes
Previously unregistered.
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1949,0516.17