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Quatrefoil Aryballos

1922.01.0017

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Quatrefoil Aryballos (1922.01.0017)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Personal Artifacts : Toilet Articles : Hygiene Artifacts
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Europe, West : Greece : Peloponisos : Corinth
Period	Archaic Period (800 - 480 BC)
Date	Post 550 BCE
Culture	Greek, Corinthian
Location	On Exhibitin the Ancient Mediterranean exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height)	6.8 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter)	6.7 cm
Dimension 3 (Diameter)	4.5 cm
Weight	79 g
Measuring Remarks	Under Review
Materials	Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze
Manufacturing Processes	Throwing, Firing, Glazing

Research Remarks

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.
Published Description	Under Review
Bibliography	Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 8, Plate 5, 9.

Artifact History

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

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