Faience aryballos (perfume vase)
Although the aryballos is a Greek vase shape, these examples are made from faience, a material that had its origins in Egypt. The center of production for such vessels is traditionally identified as Naukratis, a port town in the Nile Delta that served as a commercial base for Greek traders. But in the sixth century BCE faience aryballoi were especially popular in Greek settlements along the coast of Asia Minor, demonstrating cross-cultural connections in the eastern Mediterranean in this period.
Artwork Details
- Title: Faience aryballos (perfume vase)
- Period: Archaic
- Date: 6th century BCE
- Culture: East Greek
- Medium: Faience
- Dimensions: H.: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
- Classification: Miscellaneous-Faience
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1933
- Object Number: 33.11.1
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Signed by Nearchos as potter
ca. 570 BCE
6th century BCE
6th century BCE
6th century BCE
6th century BCE
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