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Black-Figure Aryballos: Winged Mistress of Animals
Black-Figure Aryballos: Winged Mistress of Animals
Black-figure
Aryballos
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c. 575 BCE
Intact. Rosette on top of rim, shoulder, and base, dots on edge of rim, stripes on handle. On body, winged Mistress of Animals to right holding two geese by their necks and behind her a lion. Two flying birds and rosettes in field. Black figure.
Shape
Aryballos
Technique
Black-figure
Period
Archaic period
Date
c. 575 BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
Terracotta; pale yellow clay with slip, applied purple for details
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinthia
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
1925.30.5
Image Source
harvard
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Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)