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Summary
Terracotta aryballos (oil flask) in the form of three cockleshells ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
Terracotta aryballos (oil flask) in the form of three cockleshells
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Description |
Greek, Attic; Aryballos in the form of three cockleshells; Vases
English:
Attic white-ground aryballos in the form of three cockleshells.
Français :
Aryballe attique à fond blanc en forme de trois coques.
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Date |
late 6th century B.C.; Archaic
English:
late 6th century BC
Français :
fin du VIe siècle av. J.-C.
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Medium |
terracotta
medium QS:P186,Q60424
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Dimensions |
H. 2 7/16 in. (height: 6.2 cm (2.4 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,6.2U174728
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q160236
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Current location |
Greek and Roman Art
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Accession number |
23.160.33
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Credit line | Rogers Fund, 1923 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions | Inscribed on the lip, "the boy is fair" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | Such small bottles held the olive oil used by athletes to cleanse themselves after exercise. This exquisite vase is embellished with black and red lines that accentuate the outer rims of the three shells. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | Marie-Lan Nguyen (2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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