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Accession_Number

26.7.4

Shape

Aryballos

Shape_description

Round ('ball aryballos')

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Corinthian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

10YR 8/4

Decoration

Top of mouth one thick and four thin bands. Dots appear on side. Four horizontal lines appear on the handle. Daisy pattern on shoulder and below that three bands. Three warriors marching right in snowstorm, spears sloping forwards. Shield of central warrior blazoned with flying bird, other two divided vertically, one half red and the other brown. All figures and shields are incised. Six bands down to base.

Inscriptions

Condition

Intact. Chip to body. Design remains clear and the colours have not eroded.

Technique/Style

Provenance

Purchased in Athens

Period

Middle Corinthian

Date

600-575

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

	3/4 view of the front/right side of a Corinthian aryballos,showing two armed warriors with hoplite shield and spear.
2003.97.0053.jpg	Back view of a Corinthian aryballos, showing part of the body with no design, and striped handle.
2003.97.0054.jpg	Front view of a Corinthian aryballos, showing warrior design on the body.
2003.97.0055.jpg	Top view of a Corinthian aryballos, showing circular pattern on the mouth.
2003.97.0056.jpg	Underside view of a Corinthian aryballos, showing circular pattern on the base.
2004.95.0068.jpg	Side/front view of Corinithian aryballos, showing part of the body designed and part not.
2004.95.0069.jpg	Front view of a Corinthian aryballos, showing part of the body with design.
2004.95.0070.jpg	Side view of a Corinthian aryballos, showing part design, part not.
2004.95.0071.jpg	Back view of a Corinthian aryballos, showing part of the body with no design.
2004.95.0072.jpg	Underside view of a Corinthian aryballos, showing circular pattern on the base.
2004.95.0073.jpg	Top view of a Corinthian aryballos, showing circular pattern on the mouth.
2011.98.0100.jpg	Detail of the left side of a Corinthian black-figure aryballos, showing an armed warrior with hoplite shield and spear.
2011.98.0101.jpg	Top view of a Corinthian aryballos, showing circular pattern on the mouth.
2011.98.0102.jpg	Underside view of a Corinthian aryballos, showing circular pattern on the base.