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Paestan Black-Figure Lekythos with Sirene
c. 340 BC
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Italic
Unknown
Clay, black-figure
5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Ceramics
Greco-Roman and Ancient European
Founders Society Purchase, Ancient Art General Fund
1997.78
Public Domain
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Italic, Paestan Black-Figure Lekythos with Sirene, c. 340 BC, Clay, black-figure. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Ancient Art General Fund, 1997.78.
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