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aryballos
Object Type
aryballos
Description
Body sherd of Corinthian black-figured pottery globular aryballos; exterior: black-figure decoration consisting of uncertain motif, possibly thie wing and tail of a sphinx.
Cultures/periods
Middle Corinthian
(?)
Archaic Greek
Production date
595BC-570BC
(circa)
Production place
Made in:
Corinth
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Naukratis
Materials
pottery
Ware
Black Figure
Technique
painted
incised
Dimensions
Height:
4 centimetres
Thickness:
0.40 centimetres
Width:
4 centimetres
Curator's comments
As noted by Venit (1988, p. 62, no. 221), the sherd is difficult to date. Möller suggests that it may date to the Middle Corinthian period but does not explain why.
Bibliographic references
Venit 1988 / Greek Painted Pottery from Naukratis in Egyptian Museums
(p. 62, pl. 50, no. 221)
Möller 2000 / Naukratis, Trade in Archaic Greece
(p. 221)
Villing et al 2013-2015 / Naukratis: Greeks in Egypt
(GB.294)
(phase 3)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
sphinx
(Possibly)
Department
External
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
16877
(Accession Number)