aryballos
- Museum number
- 1924,1201.1147
- Description
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Handle sherd of Corinthian, probably black-figured, pottery globular aryballos; on side: two bands of diagonal parallel strokes separated by pairs of vertical bands; slight remains of decoration on spur connection to mouth; on top: two lines at edge, cross-hatching on handle plate and three concentric lines on mouth; on back, remains consistent with the basck of a female head, as found often on such handles; two lines at edge.
- Production date
- 595BC-570BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 3.60 centimetres
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Width: 0.90 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- For parallels, see Payne 1931, pl. 31, no. 1. The British Museum sherd consists of the right hand side of an elaborate handle.
- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1924,1201.1147