Aryballos
Cooper Hewitt

Aryballos

7th century to 6th century B.C.

Terracotta with painted decoration
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

Small spherical jug with flat mouth and strap handle. Surface decoration of male siren or a bird with bearded male head, blob rosettes of different sizes; petals or toungues on shoulder and around depression at base; black band on edge of mouth; purple on central part of wings; no traces of added white.

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