Corinthian Aryballos

An ancient Corinthian pottery aryballos of spherical form with dick foot and lip, the body painted and incised with vertical bands.

Late Corinthian.
Ca. 650 - 550 BC.
Height: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm).

The production of pottery from the northern Peloponnesian city of Corinth began around 720 BC and continued until about 550 BC. Corinthian clay is much more pale than the iron rich red clay of Athens in Attica that later supplanted it as the main Greek export ware in the Mediterranean.

Formerly in a French private collection.
Inv#: 9812
Guaranteed Authentic

$1,250

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