Ure Museum | Database

cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/REDMG:1935.87.22

Accession_Number

REDMG:1935.87.22

Shape

Aryballos

Shape_description

Round ('ball aryballos')

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Corinthian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

Decoration

Tongues emerging from mouth between two bands. Dots around the rim and tongues again on shoulder. Zigzag with two dots on handles. Main design is five warrior figures facing left, carrying large shields. Each shield is bisected with incised vertical parallel lines and coloured one half red and the other half yellow. The outer ring of the shield is brown, and the helmets which the warriors appear to be wearing are yellow. The base has two bands around tongues with two bands the other side.

Inscriptions

Condition

Intact and with a substantial amount of decoration remaining. Two large dents to the side of the body but none to the mouth or handle.

Technique/Style

Provenance

Period

Middle Corinthian

Date

600-575

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2003.04.0004.jpg	Side view of two Corinthian ball aryballoi (26.12.4 at left and RM.87.35.22 at right), from the back, showing decoration on and under strap handles.
2003.04.0089.jpg	Side view of aryballos. Shows warriors marching to right, carrying shields.
2003.93.0055.jpg	Right side view of a Corinthian ball aryballos.
2003.97.0041.jpg	Side view of a Corinthian aryballos, showing warrior design on the body.
2003.97.0042.jpg	Side view of a Corinthian aryballos, showing warrior design on the body.
2003.97.0043.jpg	Top view of a Corinthian aryballos, showing the mouth.
2003.97.0044.jpg	Underside view of a Corinthian aryballos, showing the base.