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Terracotta aryballos (oil flask) in the form of three cockleshells   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Terracotta aryballos (oil flask) in the form of three cockleshells
Description

Greek, Attic; Aryballos in the form of three cockleshells; Vases

English: Attic white-ground aryballos in the form of three cockleshells.
Français : Aryballe attique à fond blanc en forme de trois coques.
Date

late 6th century B.C.; Archaic

English: late 6th century BC
Français : fin du VIe siècle av. J.-C.
Medium terracotta
medium QS:P186,Q60424
Dimensions H. 2 7/16 in. (height: 6.2 cm (2.4 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,6.2U174728
)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
Greek and Roman Art
Accession number
23.160.33
Credit line Rogers Fund, 1923
Inscriptions Inscribed on the lip, "the boy is fair"
Notes Such small bottles held the olive oil used by athletes to cleanse themselves after exercise. This exquisite vase is embellished with black and red lines that accentuate the outer rims of the three shells.
Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (2011)
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