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Ring Aryballos
Greek
Archaic Period
mid-6th century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Boiotia
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
9 x 7.5 x 3 cm (3 9/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William de Forest Thomson
Accession Number19.301
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 420.
DescriptionClay pale red. Decoration in thin black and dull purple: zigzags, network, pendant loops, concentric lines, and fern pattern(?).
Body a square tube in form of ring. Neck, lip, and end of handle perhaps from another vase.
Body a square tube in form of ring. Neck, lip, and end of handle perhaps from another vase.