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Aryballos

Oil-flask (arybalos) from Crete. The lip-plate has been broken off and lost. The cross-hatched triangles painted on the shoulder were a feature of oil-flasks for nearly two centuries after 900 BC. 745-715 BC

Production Primary Date:
Circa 754 BC-715 BC

Provenance Place:
Crete, Greece

E54.35

Details

Production Date
Circa 754 BC-715 BC
Production Place
Crete, Greece
Provenance Place
Crete, Greece
Cultural Group
Minoan
Measurements
80.4mm (3 3/16")
Media/Materials
ceramic, processed material
Credit Line
Pres. Heraklion Museum; Tūhura Otago Museum Collection
Rights
CC BY-NC/Creative Commons, CC BY-NC/Creative Commons
Department
Antiquities
Accession Number
E54.35
On Display
Yes

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