VesselsGreek7th-6th century BCE

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.

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Wheel-made

Medium

Terracotta; pale yellow clay with slip, blackish-brown paint and applied purple

Culture

Greek

Period

Orientalizing period to Archaic

Century

7th-6th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

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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