Large Aryballos with Ring Foot
c. 600 BCE-575 BCE
Description
Intact. Rosette border on top of rim and shoulder, dots on exterior of rim. On body, two heraldic panthers with goose between. Concentric bands on base. Fair blackish-brown glaze fired red in spots. Details in applied purple and usual ornaments in field.
Dimensions
15 cm (5 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Joseph Clark Hoppin, Purchased in Athens, 1898, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1925.
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