Ure Museum | Database

cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/RM.87.35.22

Accession_Number

RM.87.35.22

Shape

Aryballos

Shape_description

Round 'ball' aryballos

Material

Fabric

Corinthian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

Decoration

Decoration on the whole body, handle, mouth and beneath the aryballos. On the body, five warriors marching right, carrying shields and spears (sloping backwards). The front half of the shields are painted with added red, and the back half and helmets painted with added white (now yellowish-brown). In the field, miscellaneous rosettes with incision. Petal design on mouth and base. Handle has a zig-zag line design down the middle, with dots in-between.

Inscriptions

Condition

The decoration is partly faded, there's two bits missing on the shield's design. Complete but not intact.

Technique/Style

Black figure

Provenance

Period

Middle Corinthian

Date

600-560

Dating_details

See CVA

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.