Agora Object: Agora XXIX, no. 187 Dimensions: | | H. 12.5; Diam. of body 12.6, of rim 12.0. | Chronology: | | 275-250 | Deposit: | | D 17:3 | Published Number: | | AV 29.187 | References: | | Object: P 20861
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Parts of wall restored; two lead clamps from ancient repair, one in upper body, one in lower body.
Crisp foot with scraped groove in resting surface and between moldings; pointed underside. Offset at base of body. Slightly inclined and concave upper body. Thumb rests: beardless head with thick, curling hair parted in the middle; probably not a mask, since mouth is closed. Three pairs of antithetical leaping dolphins; spiral wave running right, filled in with white below, based on two horizontal lines with dots between. Fabric mottled to gray; shiny black glaze, badly peeled in places, with stacking line. Graffito Ε underneath.
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