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Accession_Number 25.6.1
Shape Aryballos
Shape_description Round ('ball aryballos').
Material Terracotta
Fabric Corinthian
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 10YR 8/4
Decoration Three bands on saucer shaped mouth. Flanged sides, one band. Daisy pattern on shoulder. Cinquefoil with leaves touching central wheel and extends onto base of pot. Rough light brown cross on body below handle.
Inscriptions
Condition Chips on underside of mouth and paint erosion on the top. Intact. Some erosion of paint on body.
Technique/Style
Provenance Said to be from Tanagra
Period Late Corinthian II
Date 550
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image
Front view of Corinthian ball aryballos with floral pattern.
Front view of Corinthian ball aryballos with floral pattern.

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Side view of two Corinthian ball aryballoi (left, 34.10.2, and right, 26.6.11).

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Side view of Corinthian ball aryballos, showing the handle above quaterfoil decoration.

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Front view of Corinthian ball aryballos with floral pattern.

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Side view of a Corinthian aryballos, showing part of design on the body.

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Side view of a Corinthian aryballos, showing part of design on the body.

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Top view of a Corinthian aryballos, showing the mouth.

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Underside view of a Corinthian aryballos, showing design continued from the body to the base.

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Side view of Corinthian ball aryballos, showing the handle above quaterfoil decoration.

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Front view of Corinthian ball aryballos with floral pattern.

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Top view of Corinthian ball aryballos looking onto small mouth.

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View of base of Corinthian ball aryballos.

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Oblique from below view of three aryballoi, L-R 25.6.1; 11.10.7; 11.10.9

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Front view of Corinthian ball aryballos, showing the floral pattern.
Comparanda
Bibliography CVA Reading 1, pl. 4.14
Archive_Ref reference 1
reference 2
Beazley_DB
Height 7.0
Diameters 7.1
Handle_height 2.4
Other_dims. Mouth diameter 4.8
Location History grave
Edited_by Denise; Karen; Kinsey
Date_edited 15.07.2002; 31.03.2004; 18.01.2006
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