Aryballos (jar for holding oil) with polychrome scale pattern
Aryballos (jar for holding oil) with polychrome scale pattern

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Ancient Mediterranean Art

Aryballos (jar for holding oil) with polychrome scale pattern,

ca. 640 BCE

Greek
Proto-Corinthian Period, ca. 720–625 BCE
2002-300

Information

Title
Aryballos (jar for holding oil) with polychrome scale pattern
Dates

ca. 640 BCE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 11.0 cm, diam. 5.6 cm (4 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2002-300
Place Made

Europe, Greece, Corinth

Culture
Greek
Period
Proto-Corinthian
Type
ceramics, aryballoi
Materials
ceramic
Subject
allover patterns, running ornament, scale pattern

Purchased from Robert Hecht Jr. and Atlantis Antiquities, NY in 2002.

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