Near Miniature Corinthian Pottery Aryballos

**Originally Listed At $250**

Ancient Greece, Corinth, ca. 7th to 6th century BCE. A fine wheel-thrown pottery aryballos of a near-miniature form with a round but stable base, a spherical body, a squat neck, a discoid rim with an overhanging lip, and a tab handle joining rim to shoulder. The cream-hued exterior provides an elegant ground atop which the black-painted linear motifs are presented. The neck is encircled with a radiating band of tongues, the rim with concentric circles, the body with thick bands encircling a fretted band, and the base with a small flower. Size: 2.125" W x 2.1" H (5.4 cm x 5.3 cm).

Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired from Goldberg Auctions, Los Angeles, California, USA in 1968

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Condition Report: Repair to small area of rim with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Minor nicks and abrasions to rim, body, and base, with fading to original pigmentation. Light earthen deposits throughout.