Aryballos

1922.01.0018

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Aryballos (1922.01.0018)
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	575–550 BCE
Culture	Greek, Corinthian
Location	On Exhibitin the Ancient Mediterranean exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Diameter)	6.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Height)	5.7 cm
Dimension 3 (Diameter)	4.1 cm
Weight	71 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, concave handle. Flat upper surface of mouth decorated with one wide band and several narrow concentric circles. One band on edge of rim. Two lines above the main frieze and three lines below. Three concentric bands on underside of base. Subject: On the body, three helmeted warriors marching left. Each carries a spear and is almost completely overlapped by the round shield held on his left arm. Crude cross on the reverse. About 575-550 B.C. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 5, 1.
Published Description	Under Review
Bibliography	Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 6, Plate 5, 1.

Artifact History

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

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