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Accession_Number 27.4.14
Shape Aryballos
Shape_description Minature. Body squat, mouth small.
Material Terracotta
Fabric Boeotian
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 10YR 7/4
Decoration Clay pale and rough. Three rough ovals on shoulder and top of body. upper part filled in with black.
Inscriptions
Condition Complete and intact, small chip on side of lip and decoration faded.
Technique/Style Black figure
Provenance
Period Early Hellenistic
Date 325-300
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2002.97.0645.jpg
Oblique view of a black figure Boeotian aryballoi, showing exterior pattern.

2002.97.0646.jpg
Top view of black figure aryballos looking into mouth, lip slightly chiped.

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Side view of two Boeotian aryballoi, 27.4.14 (left) and 27.4.13 (right).

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Side view of aryballos. Shows one of three pale ovals, upper part filled in with black.
Comparanda
Bibliography CVA Reading 1, pl. 18.2
Archive_Ref reference 1
reference 2
Beazley_DB
Height 4.1
Diameters Mouth 2.2; body 5.4; base 3.7
Handle_height 2.9
Other_dims.
Location Body Beautiful
Edited_by Faye; Karen; Kinsey
Date_edited 13.07.2003; 05.04.2004; 11.01.2006
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