ca. 630-615 B.C.
Greece
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Dinos
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumTerracotta
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SizeH. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); diameter 12 in. (30.5 cm)
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Geography details
Greece -
Country today
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Dateca. 630-615 B.C.
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CultureGreek, Corinthian
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PeriodTransitional
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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The finest vases from the region of Corinth are generally datable to the seventh century B.C. This dinos, a bowl for the wine diluted with water that was consumed at symposia, is decorated in two zones with large-scale animals. Above, panthers and sphinxes, and below are goats and lions between sphinxes.
Reconstructions of this ornament