Aryballos (oil container)

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Photograph by David Revette.
Aryballos (oil container)
Photograph by David Revette.
Artist/Maker (Corinthian, active c. 595-570 BCE)
Datec. 575-550 BCE
MediumTerracotta with slip
DimensionsOverall (Height): 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm) Rim (Diam.): 1 9/16 in. (4 cm) Diameter (Max.): 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward S. Burgess, Class of 1879, H1904
Object number1929.12
Not on view
DescriptionDepicts soldiers marching to right with spears and shields. "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)"

Additional Details

Alternate Titles Oil container depicting marching soldiers
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. 7).

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.
Signature Unsigned
Photograph by Dave Revette.
Unknown artist, Greek (Ancient)
Date: mid 6th century B.C.E.
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1929.13
Photograph by David Revette.
Unknown artist, Greek (Ancient)
Date: early 6th century B.C.E.
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1929.10
Photograph by David Revette.
Unknown artist, Greek (Ancient)
Date: late 7th century B.C.E.
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1929.11
Photograph by David Revette.
Unknown artist, Greek (Ancient)
Date: mid 6th century B.C.E.
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1943.1
Photograph by Dave Revette.
The Painter of Ruvo
Date: c. 330-320 BCE
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: 1998.2
Photograph by John Bentham.
The Rosoni Painter
Date: c. 570-550 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1943.2
Photograph by Dave Revette.
Manner of the Haimon Painter
Date: c. 500-480 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1929.21
Photograph by Dave Revette.
Manner of the Haimon Painter
Date: c. 500-480 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1929.22
Photograph by Dave Revette.
Manner of the Haimon Painter
Date: c. 500-480 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1929.20
Christmas Eve, 1862, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published January 3, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.26
Jewels Among Swine, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published June 13, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.243
Our Rising Generation, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published October 14, 1871
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.148