Aryballos (oil container)

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Photograph by David Revette.
Aryballos (oil container)
Photograph by David Revette.
Datec. 625-600 BCE
MediumTerracotta with slip
DimensionsOverall (Height): 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm) Rim (Diam.): 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm) Diameter (Max.): 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward S. Burgess, Class of 1879, H1904
Object number1929.11
On view
DescriptionDepicts a swan. "Aryballoi were used by athletes to hold oil that was rubbed onto the body before exercise or competition (Miller 2004, 14-15). They often appear hanging by a small strap from athlete's wrist in gymnasium scenes. In addition to this practical function, they were also a popular grave good and would have been a suitable votive offering in a hero sanctuary (Payne 1931, 290E). (SOURCE: The Walters Museum, Baltimore)"
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Alternate Titles Oil container
Corinthian aryballos
Exhibition History 2012
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," October 6, 2012 - (no cat.).

1987
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Ancient Vases from the Hamilton College Collection and the J. Paul Getty Museum," March 14 - May 1, 1987 (cat. no. 6).

Provenance 1929: Hamilton College (James Library) by bequest of Edward S. Burgess
Published References ANCIENT VASES FROM THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION AND THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM (exh. cat. Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1987), 17.
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