Quatrefoil Aryballos

1922.01.0016

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Artifact Identification Quatrefoil Aryballos   (1922.01.0016)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Toilet Articles
  4. :
  5. Hygiene Artifacts
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Archaic Period (800 - 480 BC)
Date 575 – 550 BCE
Culture Greek, Corinthian
Location On Exhibitin the Ancient Mediterranean exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 7.2 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter) 6.7 cm
Dimension 3 (Diameter) 5.0 cm
Weight 86 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze
Manufacturing Processes Throwing, Firing, Glazing

Research Remarks

Description

CORINTHIAN ARYBALLOS
Shape and Ornament: Spherical body, round bottom, thick vertical handle. Glazed concentric circles on upper surface of mouth. Two glazed bands on edge of lip. Quatrefoil, with interstices and petals.
Accessory Colors: Purple: Petals of quatrefoil
About 575-550 B.C. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 5, 7.

Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 7-8, Plate 5, 7.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication University of Marburg Archaeological Seminar Collection
Reproduction no

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