Faience aryballos (oil flask) in the form of a head wearing an animal skin, Archaic, 6th century B.C., East Greek, Faience, H.: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Miscellaneous-Faience, This unusual vase shows a human head of which all but the area of the eyes, nose, and mouth is enclosed in the head of an animal. The softness of the pelt is indicated by the way in which it tightly fits the human head
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Faience aryballos, oil flask, form, head wearing, animal skin, Archaic, 6th century B.C, East Greek, Faience, H, 1 3/4, 4.4 cm, Miscellaneous-Faience, unusual, vase, human head, area, eyes, nose, mouth, enclosed, head, animal, softness, pelt, indicated, way, tightly fits
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