Ring-shaped oil flask (aryballos) with three horses with riders
Date595-570 BCE
Periodlate Archaic
Object GeographyCorinth, Greece
CultureGreek (Middle Corinthian)
Geography NotesSaid to be from Capua, Italy
MediumCeramic (wheelmade) with black glaze and red slip and incised details
ClassificationCeramics
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.
On View
Not on viewExterior 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
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
620-590 BCE
late 7th Century BC
1050–900 BCE
7th Century BC
7th-6th Century BC
2100-1950 BCE
2nd-1st c. BCE
7th Century BC
1100-1000 BCE
7th Century BC