Terracotta vase in the form of a ketos (sea monster), Archaic, 2nd half of the 7th century B.C., Greek, Cretan or South Italian, Terracotta, Overall: 3 1/16 x 3 15/16 in. (7.7 x 10 cm), Vases, This spirited sculptural vase is among the earliest extant representations of a Greek ketos, or sea monster. The creature has a formidable leonine head with big eyes and a goatee, a striped belly, scales, and two flipperlike fins
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Terracotta vase, form, ketos, sea monster, Archaic, 2nd half, 7th century B.C, Greek, Cretan, South Italian, Terracotta, Overall, 3 1/16 x 3 15/16, 7.7 10 cm, Vases, spirited, sculptural, vase, earliest extant, representations, Greek ketos, creature, formidable leonine, head, big eyes, goatee, striped belly, scales, two flipperlike, fins
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