Terracotta pointed aryballos (oil flask)

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late 7th–early 6th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

During the late eighth and much of the seventh century B.C., Corinthian pottery was widely exported . The major question is whether the contents or the ceramic was more important. On the Italian peninsula, especially in Etruria, local workshops produced imitations or adaptations, of which this is an example.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 7th–early 6th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Etruscan, Italo-Corinthian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase, 1896