Terracotta vase with strainer, spout, and three handles, Geometric, late 8th–early 7th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Vases, While the shapes of most vases correspond to an established typology, this unusual piece was probably produced for a specific purpose. The strainer at the top permitted the solid portion of a mixture to be separated from the liquid portion, which could then be poured through the spout
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Terracotta vase, strainer, spout, three handles, Geometric, late 8th–early 7th century B.C, Greek, Attic, Terracotta, H, 8 1/4, 21 cm, Vases, shapes, vases correspond, established typology, unusual piece, produced, specific purpose, top permitted, solid portion, mixture, separated, liquid, poured
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