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Aryballos (Cointainer for Oil)

A work made of terracotta, black-figure.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of terracotta, black-figure.

Date:

625-600 BCE

Artist:

Greek; Corinth

About this artwork

Located on the narrow isthmus that joins the Greek mainland and the Peloponnese, with natural harbors facing east and west, Corinth was the major port of trade in Greece for most of the Archaic period (700–480BC). Producers exported scented oil around the Mediterranean in terra-cotta containers, such as this aryballos, that survive today in the thousands.

Status

On View, Gallery 151

Department

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture

Ancient Greek

Title

Aryballos (Cointainer for Oil)

Place

Ancient Greece (Object made in)

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625 BCE–600 BCE

Medium

terracotta, black-figure

Dimensions

7 × 6.4 × 6.4 cm (2 3/4 × 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Edwin Brand

Reference Number

1956.1244

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