Terracotta pointed aryballos (oil flask)

Unknown

ca. 640–625 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

This vase is representative of the mastery achieved by Corinthian artists of the seventh century B.C. There is utmost precision in both the potting and the execution of the scale pattern.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 640–625 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Corinthian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935