Alabastron (large), surely Corinthian

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Alabastron (large), surely Corinthian. Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Alabastron (large) flattened bottom,light buff clay tending to brown; added red. 'Boread' with spread sickle-shaped wings, running to r.; crouching lion to r., head turned, left paw raised. Big resettes (none with centres), blobs; one rosette incised with outward-opening arcs, as in vases of the Scale-Pattern Group (style otherwise different). Bands - dots - tongues dicing - frieze//. Odd, rather 'wild' stylr, with some unique features, but surely Corinthian

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