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Accession_Number 34.10.1
Shape Aryballos
Shape_description Round ('ball aryballos')
Material Terracotta
Fabric Corinthian
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 10YR 7/2
Decoration Top of mouth four even bands, side one band. Three warriors on one side of body. On opposite side, right to left, two vertical leaves / bars, a squat cross, a large circle with dot in centre, a smaller squat cross, with incisions. Shields divided by incisions. Four bands around base with a dot in the centre.
Inscriptions
Condition Intact. Small chips on mouth. Paint on shields partly worn away.
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period Middle Corinthian
Date 600-575
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2003.04.0002.jpg
Side view of two Corinthian ball aryballoi (34.10.1 at left and 37.11.2 at right), showing decoration under strap handles.

2003.04.0084.jpg
Aryballos, side view. Shows squat cross with two leaves or bars.

2003.04.0095.jpg
Aryballos, side view. Shows warrior (on right) and two vertical bars (on left).
Comparanda
Bibliography CVA Reading 1, pl. 4.11
Archive_Ref reference 1
reference 2
Beazley_DB
Height 5.5
Diameters 6.0
Handle_height
Other_dims.
Location 7
Edited_by Denise; Karen
Date_edited 15.07.2002; 31.03.2004
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