Greek Corinthian Aryballos with Hoplite Warriors

c.7th-5th century BC. A terracotta creamware aryballos with squat bulbous body, narrow waisted neck, short rectangular strap handle and broad everted rim; rim painted with concentric black rings, radiating horizontal strokes to neck, procession of three hoplite warriors holding large round shields, spears and helmetted heads around the body, concentric circles to the underside. See The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 41.162.157, for similar. 67 grams, 62mm (2 1/2"). Property of a Middlesex gentleman; acquired from Monnaie d'Danton, Paris; from an old French collection, 1950s; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence analysis report, sample no. N121m39, from Oxford Authentication.
Condition Report: Fine condition, rim chipped.