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Potsherd with Forged Inscription

Greek

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Caption

Greek. Potsherd with Forged Inscription, 450–300 B.C.E. and much later. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x 2 7/16 in. (3.9 x 6.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.690. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Greek

Title

Potsherd with Forged Inscription

Date

450–300 B.C.E. and much later

Medium

Clay, pigment

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

1 9/16 x 2 7/16 in. (3.9 x 6.2 cm)

Inscriptions

Forged inscription: Around foot: “Anaxikrates son of Peisos, to Athena” On bottom: “…os made this in Athens”

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

34.690

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Artists and makers

Greek

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