Ure Museum | Database

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Accession_Number

85.3.2

Shape

Ball aryballos

Shape_description

Wide, concave rim; short strap handle from bottom of lip to shoulder; thin short neck curves uninterrupted into bulbous body; slightly concave underside.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Corinthian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

10YR 8/4

Decoration

On the top of the rim, one broad black band and two concentric narrow; plange side, two narrow bands converging into one band. On body, cinquefoil with leaves touching central wheel. Below handle, rough six-petalled flower. '49' pencilled on back of handle.

Inscriptions

Condition

Technique/Style

Late Corinthian II

Provenance

Period

High Archaic

Date

550

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2003.97.0049.jpg	Right side view of a Corinthian ball aryballos, showing part of the quatrefoil design on the body.
2003.97.0050.jpg	Left side view of a Corinthian ball aryballos, showing part of the quatrefoil design on the body.
2003.97.0051.jpg	Top view of a Corinthian ball aryballos, showing concentric circles and bands on the lip.
2003.97.0052.jpg	Bottom view of a Corinthian ball aryballos, showing part of the quatrefoil design on the base.
2005.05.0051.jpg	Front view of a Corinthian ball aryballos, showing the quatrefoil design on the body.
2008.99.0358.jpg	Oblique top view of a Corinthian quatrefoil aryballos, showing the mouth.
2008.99.0359.jpg	Left side view of a Corinthian ball aryballos, showing the handle.
2008.99.0360.jpg	Back side view of a Corinthian ball aryballos, showing the handle from the front.
2008.99.0361.jpg	Right side view of a Corinthian ball aryballos, showing the handle.
2008.99.0362.jpg	Front view of a Corinthian ball aryballos, showing the quatrefoil design on the body.
2008.99.0363.jpg	Top view of a Corinthian ball aryballos, showing the mouth.
2008.99.0364.jpg	Bottom view of a Corinthian ball aryballos, showing part of the quatrefoil design on the base..