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
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)"
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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 David Revette.
Aryballos (oil container)
Date: c. 625-600 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1929.11
Photograph by Dave Revette.
Aryballos (oil container)
Date: c. 575-550 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1929.13
Photograph by David Revette.
Aryballos (oil container)
Date: c. 600-550 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1929.10
Photograph by David Revette.
Aryballos
Date: c. 575-550 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1943.1
Drawing His Sword for the Political Roman Church, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Thomas Nast
Date: published January 23, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.269
Photo by John Bentham.
Metal Spear Points
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Metal (Bronze ?)
Object number: 2023.10.38a-b
Photograph by John Bentham.
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Francisco Goya
Date: 1815, first published 1816
Medium: Etching and aquatint on paper
Object number: 1928.8
Photograph by Dave Revette.
Red-figure dish
The Painter of Ruvo
Date: c. 330-320 BCE
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: 1998.2
Photograph by John Bentham.
Olpe (pitcher)
The Rosoni Painter
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Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1943.2
Photograph by Dave Revette.
Black-figure lekythos (oil jar)
Manner of the Haimon Painter
Date: c. 500-480 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1929.21
Photograph by Dave Revette.
Attic black-figure lekythos
Manner of the Haimon Painter
Date: c. 500-480 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1929.20
Photograph by Dave Revette.
Black-figure lekythos (oil jar)
Manner of the Haimon Painter
Date: c. 500-480 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1929.22