Caption

Orientalizing aryballos, Greece, Late Corinthian period. Globular aryballos with a flat rim disc and a wide ribbon-like handle. Decoration: a band and two circular lines on the top of the rim; a narrow band on the rim flare. On the front of the belly: four lotus buds interspersed with palmettes and two hatched areas. Yellowish clay. Black firnis changed to brown. Dated 580–550 BC Late Corinthian I. Corinth provenance. Vessel aryballos. Height 6.7 cm, width 6.5 cm., A round, weathered ceramic vessel with a wide, flat rim and short neck sits against a plain gray background; the vessel's surface shows an aged, cracked texture and is decorated with faded painted patterns in colors including tan, brown, reddish-brown, black, and hints of white, featuring curved and linear motifs and areas of crosshatched markings, with visible chips and worn edges around the rim and body.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_041

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Available size

71.2Mb (1.7Mb) / 14.7in x 18.7in / 4424 x 5622 (300dpi)

Keywords

Orientalizing aryballos Greece Late Corinthian period Globular aryballos flat rim disc wide ribbon- handle Decoration band two circular lines top narrow band rim flare front belly four lotus buds interspersed palmettes two hatched areas Yellowish clay Black firnis changed brown Dated 580–550 BC Late Corinthian I Corinth provenance Vessel aryballos Height 6.7 cm width 6.5 cm round weathered ceramic vessel wide flat rim short neck sits plain gray background vessel's surface aged cracked texture decorated faded painted patterns colors tan reddish-brown black hints white featuring curved linear motifs crosshatched markings visible chips worn edges body.