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Illustration
Red-figured squat lekythos (oil-bottle) with a tragic mask (perhaps Electra's) and a stage.
Made in Lucania, Italy, c. 360-320 BCE.
British Museum, London.
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Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2019, June 12). Oil Bottle with Tragic Mask. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10912/oil-bottle-with-tragic-mask/
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Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Oil Bottle with Tragic Mask." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 12, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10912/oil-bottle-with-tragic-mask/.
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Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Oil Bottle with Tragic Mask." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 12 Jun 2019. Web. 05 Feb 2023.
