Piriform Aryballos (Oil Bottle) (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

mid 7th century BC
Greek (Proto-Corithian)
Ceramics
Containers-Vessels
terracotta
Overall: 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (6.99 × 3.81 cm)
86.165

The decoration of this small vessel reflects the transition from the friezes and abstract figures of Geometric Greek art to the more elaborate compositions and fuller bodies characteristic of later Corinthian and Athenian vases.

Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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