Quatrefoil Aryballos
1922.01.0017
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Quatrefoil Aryballos (1922.01.0017) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Archaic Period (800 - 480 BC), Post 550 BCE |
| Culture | Greek, Corinthian |
| Location | On Exhibitin the Ancient Mediterranean exhibit |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 6.8 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 6.7 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Diameter) | 4.5 cm |
| Weight | 79 g |
| Measuring Remarks | D2 is the body diameter. D3 is the rim diameter. |
| Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze |
| Manufacturing Processes | Throwing, Firing, Glazing |
| Munsell Color Information | Moderate Yellowish Pink (5 YR 7.5/3.5 ) -ns Dark Grayish Brown ( 5 YR 2/2) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | CORINTHIAN ARYBALLOS Spherical body, slightly flattened; round bottom; concave handle. Glazed bands on flat surface of mouth and edge of the lip. On the body, five large petals arranged radially around a double circle with star inside. On reverse, two smaller crossed petals. Accessory Colors: Purple: large petals. The design is a late, debased form of quatrefoil. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 5, 9. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Payne, Necrocorinthia, 1931. Pp. 147-148, fig. 54: G, H and p. 320, no. 1263, fig 161. |
| Bibliography | Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 8, Plate 5, 9. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | University of Marburg Archaeological Seminar Collection |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |