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Aryballos with four-leaf motif (ointment vessel)

Museum August Kestner Ancient Cultures Collection Erhart Kästner Vessel ceramics and vase painting [1966.30]
Aryballos (Salbgefäß) (Museum August Kestner CC BY-NC-SA)
Provenance/Rights: Museum August Kestner / Detlef Jürges (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Description

Corinth was a leader in the production of ceramics between 750 and 550 BC. These were exported through trade to all areas of the ancient world. Among the export hits were the round aryballoi. They are among the most frequently produced forms from the workshops of Corinth, such as this ointment vessel with the wide undercut, slightly forward-slanting mouth plate. (AVS)

Former collection Erhart Kästner, Wolfenbüttel

Material/Technique

Clay

Measurements

Height: 6.2 cm, Diameter: 6.7 cm

Museum August Kestner

Object from: Museum August Kestner

The Museum August Kestner is named after August Kestner (1777-1853). The oldest municipal museum in the state capital Hanover is enclosed by a listed...

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