Aryballos

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Inventory number

ΝΑ 1957 Αα 2113

Artist

Corinthian workshop

Category

Vessel

Period

Archaic Period

Date

Around 550 BC

Dimensions

Height: 0.068 m
Rim diameter: 0.045 m

Material

Clay

Location

Gallery of the Acropolis Slopes, Case 6, No 42

Description
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Quatrefoil aryballos decorated in the black-figure technique. It was found intact in 1957 at the Sanctuary of the Nymphe.

The aryballos has a spherical body has a spherical body, flat rim with an overhang and a strap handle from shoulder to rim. On the body, four large petals are arranged radially around an oblong centre with a vertical, middle line. The gaps between the petals are filled with a net pattern, curved lines, vertical strokes and tongue motif, while the rim is covered with bands.

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