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Ring-shaped oil flask (aryballos) with three horses with riders
Ring-shaped oil flask (aryballos) with three horses with riders

Ring-shaped oil flask (aryballos) with three horses with riders

Date595-570 BCE
Periodlate Archaic
Object GeographyCorinth, Greece
Geography NotesSaid to be from Capua, Italy
MediumCeramic (wheelmade) with black glaze and red slip and incised details
DimensionsHeight: 2 7/8 in. (7.345 cm)
Exterior Rim diameter: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.7–2.86 cm)
Interior Rim diameter: 3/8 in. (0.91–0.92 cm)
Ring Diameter exterior: 2 7/16 in. (6.21 cm)
Ring Diameter interior: 11/16 in. (1.77 cm)
Width of vessel: 1 3/16 in. (3.03 cm)
Neck width: 1/2 in. (1.26 cm)
Handle width: 7/16 in. (1.17 cm)
Handle thickness: 3/16 in. (0.46 cm)
Zone of decoration: 15/16 in. (2.31 cm) high – includes where figures extend above a top line

ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.799
Potters at Corinth made small oil flasks (aryballoi) in several shapes. The ring-shape of this flask fits easily over the thumb. It is decorated with a procession of three horses with riders. Horse riding was mainly for the cavalry, ceremonies, and sport rather than for transporting goods over long distances.
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Medium Details

Color

Fabric:  2.5YR 6/3 (light reddish brown); 2.5Y 7/3 (pale yellow)

Paint:  10R 3/3 (dusky red) for red, N 2.5/ (black) for black

Inclusions

fine