Aryballos
1915.03.0007
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Aryballos (1915.03.0007) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Early Corinthian, Orientalizing, 625- 600 BCE |
| Culture | Greek, Corinthian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 6.1 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 5.6 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Diameter) | 3.8 cm |
| Weight | 57 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze |
| Manufacturing Processes | Throwing, Firing, Glazing, Incising |
| Munsell Color Information | Strong Brown (2.5 YR 3/6) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | CORINTHIAN ARYBALLOS SHAPE AND ORNAMENT Spherical body, round bottom, vertical strap handle. Fully glazed. Body decorated with double-incised vertical lines which meet on the base. ACCESSORY COLORS Purple: traces on body. DIMENSIONS AND CONDITION h. 0.066 m.; d. body 0.057 m.; d. rim 0.033 m. Buff clay, dark brown glaze. Chipped and very worn. From Cerveteri. Ex Olcott Collection. Early Corinthian. About 625-600 B.C. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 5, 4. Italo-corinthian bombylios with fig-like segmentation. Sixth century, B.C. Sherical body, round bottom, vertical strap handle. Fully glazed. Body decorated with double-incised vertical lines which meet on the base. Early Corinthian. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Yale Universiy Art Gallery 1913.82 (S. Burke and J. Pollitt, Greek Vases at Yale [1975], p. 13, no. 18). |
| Bibliography | Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 7, Plate 5, 4. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | George N. Olcott Collection |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |