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aryballos
Object Type
aryballos
Museum number
1950,0124.2
Description
Pottery aryballos decorated with lines and triangles, and a five-pointed star at the mouth.
Cultures/periods
Western Greek
Production date
690BC
(circa)
Production place
Made in:
Pithekoussai
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Cumae (Campania - archaic)
, tomb
Materials
pottery
Dimensions
Height:
7.50 centimetres
Weight:
57 grammes
Width:
7 centimetres
Curator's comments
Made by an immigrant Corinthian potter.
Bibliographic references
Swaddling 1986 / Italian Iron Age artefacts in the British Museum : papers of the sixth British Museum Classical Colloquium
(p. 301)
Location
On display
(G73/dc3)
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Bernard Ashmole
Acquisition date
1950
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1950,0124.2