Terracotta ring aryballos (perfume vase)

6th century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
Ring aryballoi figure quite prominently in Corinthian pottery from the seventh through the sixth century B.C. They are rare in other Greek regions and were originally introduced from the East. This example may be an Etruscan imitation.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta ring aryballos (perfume vase)
  • Period: Late Corinthian
  • Date: 6th century BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Corinthian
  • Medium: Terracotta
  • Dimensions: H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Foundation Inc., 1980
  • Object Number: 1980.427.2
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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