Terracotta krateriskos (small mixing bowl), ca. 300

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Terracotta krateriskos (small mixing bowl), Late Classical or Hellenistic, ca. 300 , Etruscan, Terracotta; Malacena black-glaze, H. 9 1/2 in. ( cm), Vases, The distinctive ring handles are in the form of two snakes whose heads and tails are modeled carefully in relief. Snakes were often connected with death and rebirth in the ancient Mediterranean world. At least one vase of this specific type is known to have been used as a cremation urn

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