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The aryballos was typically held in the hand or carried on a thong, as depicted on the marble stele of Megakles (11.185) nearby.
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Title: Terracotta aryballos (oil flask)
Period: Archaic
Date: ca. 510 BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; black-glaze
Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Accession Number: 06.1021.112
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