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Domed shaped and set off from the broad, slightly slanted rim with a collar. The stem is reinforced with two groups of three profiled rings, and its upper end curves in a semicircle to the left, terminating in a calf's head.
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Title: Silver strainer
Period: Archaic
Date: 6th century BCE
Culture: East Greek
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: H.: 8 7/16 in. (21.5 cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
Credit Line: Purchase, Anonymous Gift, 1973
Accession Number: 1973.11.7
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