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Oil flask (aryballos) with a lotus design

Oil flask (aryballos) with a lotus design

Aryballos · 575–550 B.C.
Quatrefoil design of lotus-buds. The cream-colored clay is typically Corinthianin, and the added paint is black and purple.
Shape
Aryballos
Period
Archaic Period (Late Corinthian)
Date
575–550 B.C.
Culture
Greek
Medium
Ceramic
Findspot
Greece, Corinthia, Corinth
Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Accession Number
92.2605
Image Source
boston_mfa
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)