Phormiskos

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Inventory number

ΝΑ 1957 Αα 2441

Artist

Attic workshop

Category

Vessel

Period

Archaic Period

Date

570-530 BC

Dimensions

Height: 0.078 m

Material

Clay

Location

Gallery of the Acropolis Slopes, Case 6, No 132

Description
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Intact phormiskos found in 1957 at the Sanctuary of the Nymphe.

It is a pouched-shaped vessel with a rounded bottom that has a central lug. On its upper part the vessel has a suspension hole for threading a rope or string. Its body is decorated with black horizontal bands and leaves with intertwined stalks.

Παντερμαλής, Δ., Ελευθεράτου, Σ., Βλασσοπούλου, Χ., Μουσείο Ακρόπολης. Οδηγός, Αθήνα, 2016, σελ. 59-60, εικ. 58