Four Greek Corinthian Pottery Aryballoi
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Greece, Corinth, ca. 7th to 6th century BCE (for three) and Italy, Etruria, Etrusco-Corinthian period, ca. 630 to 540 BCE (for the one with brighter pigment). A collection of four aryballoi, each of a charming, diminutive form. Three have classic Corithian motifs from the Orientalizing period, including one that appears to show a large-winged bird. The fourth is of a similar form, but has a brightly pigmented motif that seems more likely to be from Etruria. An aryballos is a vessel with a small, round/ovoid body and a narrow neck terminating in a slightly flared, very narrow spout. The broad, flat lip is designed to prevent spillage. These were probably made to hold oil. Size of largest: 3" W x 3.05" H (7.6 cm x 7.7 cm)
During this time, Corinthian vessels showed the influence of eastern trade connections with the city - creating art with stylized plants and animal friezes, inspired by trade with the Levant, Egypt, and Assyria. This is known as the "Orientalizing Period." Etrusco-Corinthian pottery was an imitation and adaptation of the Corinthian style, produced mainly at the Etruscan cities of Vulci, Caere, and Tarquinia. It was inspired by the intensification of trade between Etruria, Greece, and the Near East throughout the Archaic Period.
Provenance: private Ventura County, California, USA collection
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During this time, Corinthian vessels showed the influence of eastern trade connections with the city - creating art with stylized plants and animal friezes, inspired by trade with the Levant, Egypt, and Assyria. This is known as the "Orientalizing Period." Etrusco-Corinthian pottery was an imitation and adaptation of the Corinthian style, produced mainly at the Etruscan cities of Vulci, Caere, and Tarquinia. It was inspired by the intensification of trade between Etruria, Greece, and the Near East throughout the Archaic Period.
Provenance: private Ventura County, California, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#125010
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All are intact except the largest, which has a small probe hole low on its body. One of the others has some small flaws on its surface from the firing process.
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Four Greek Corinthian Pottery Aryballoi
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