Aryballos
This ancient Greek jar was used for storing oil. It is decorated with two water birds, a lion, flowers and lines.
It belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Montague who collected over 800 classical archaeological objects, which he bequeathed to the museum on his death.
It belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Montague who collected over 800 classical archaeological objects, which he bequeathed to the museum on his death.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 5/1946/639
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Collector Excavator
- Montague, LAD, Lieutenant Colonel
- Material
- potteryterracottaBlack figure ware
- Common Name
- aryballos
- Simple Name
- vessel
- Period Classification
- Archaic - 1100-500 BC; Classical - 500-336 BC
- Production Town
- Corinth
- Production Country
- Greece
- Production Date
- -500
