Terracotta aryballos (oil flask)

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2nd half of the 6th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Aryballoi with floral quatrefoils were produced in very great number through the sixth century B.C. and probably into the fifth. They were also widely exported. The simple but distinctive decoration suggests that these vases may have had a specific contents.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd half of the 6th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Corinthian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1941