Terracotta pointed aryballos
Small aryballoi were used as containers to hold scented oil. Olive oil in particular was treated with aromatic plants such as rose, sage, coriander, and pomegranate. Since this was a valuable luxury item in the Mediterranean, it was usually stored in bottles with narrow necks that limited the flow of the liquid. Corinth was one of the most important centers of production and distribution of such vases, which were widely exported all over Greece as well as in South Italy and Sicily.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta pointed aryballos
- Period: Early Corinthian
- Date: ca. 620–590 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Corinthian
- Medium: Terracotta, painted
- Dimensions: H. 10 cm x Maximum Diam. 5.2 cm
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
- Object Number: 2021.40.68
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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