Aryballos

73-25-9

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 73-25-9
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Corinthian
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Corinth
Period Middle Corinthian Period
Date Made 595-570 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Iconography Warriors | Warfare
Description

Round aryballos. Buff clay (and self-slip?). Reserved ground. Band inside aperature at top. Three concentric rings on disk; dots on side. Three bars on handle. Tongues on shoulder. Frieze bordered by two lines above and three bekiw. Frieze: 3 hoplites, each with helmet, round shield and spear. In their area the field is decorated with closely spaced dots. Small circle around center of bottom; another of same thickness positioned about halfway to frieze boundary lines.

Height 6.7 cm
Outside Diameter 6.4 cm
Credit Line Gift of Robert H. Bates, 1973
Other Number L-224-13 - Old Loan Number

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