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Kore-Shaped Perfume Flask

525–500 BCE

Greece, Rhodes

Medium
terracotta
Measurements
Overall: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1926.518
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Location
102C Greek
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In ancient Greece, doves were symbols of beauty and love, associated with the goddess Aphrodite.

Description

Mold-made in the form of a standing maiden, or kore, this vessel likely once held expensive perfumed oil. The figure, who might represent the goddess Aphrodite, holds a dove by her chest with one hand, and her pleated drapery in the other. Traces of red pigment hint at a much more vibrant original appearance.

Kore-Shaped Perfume Flask

525–500 BCE

Greece, Rhodes

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