Aryballos

1915.03.0007

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Aryballos (1915.03.0007)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Personal Artifacts : Toilet Articles : Hygiene Artifacts
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Europe, West : Greece : Corinthia : Corinth, Cerveteri
Period	Early Corinthian, Orientalizing
Date	625- 600 BCE
Culture	Greek, Corinthian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height)	6.1 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter)	5.6 cm
Dimension 3 (Diameter)	3.8 cm
Weight	57 g
Measuring Remarks	N/A
Materials	Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze
Manufacturing Processes	Throwing, Firing, Glazing, Incising

Research Remarks

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.
Published Description	Under Review
Bibliography	Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 7, Plate 5, 4.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication	George N. Olcott Collection
Reproduction	no

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