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Large Aryballos with Ring Foot
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Large Aryballos with Ring Foot

Aryballos · c. 600 BCE-575 BCE
Intact. Rosette border on top of rim and shoulder, dots on exterior of rim. On body, two heraldic panthers with goose between. Concentric bands on base. Fair blackish-brown glaze fired red in spots. Details in applied purple and usual ornaments in field.
Shape
Aryballos
Period
Orientalizing period to Archaic
Date
c. 600 BCE-575 BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
Terracotta; pale yellow clay with slip, blackish-brown paint and applied purple
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinthia
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
1925.30.4
Image Source
harvard
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