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The vase is in the shape of an almond. Almonds were important to the Greeks for their fruit and oil, which also served as a binder for perfumes.
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Title: Terracotta amphoriskos (oil flask)
Period: Classical
Date: 4th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Object Number: 06.1021.206
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