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Late Corinthian Aryballos of Cinquefoil Type, 575-550 BC

Globular vessel with a cinquefoil grouped around a central wheel motif. Three leaves filled with red cores, the other two reserved.

Row of dots along the shoulder. The disk rim with a broad band and concentric lines, one more band around the rim edge.

Cursorily rendered star below the strap handle.

For a related vase in the Medelhavsmuseum Stockholm cf. CVA Stockholm 1, pl. 10: 15-16, fig. 56.

H. 6.9 cm (2.7 in)
D. 6.8 cm (2.65 in)

Reconstituted from fragments. Fine condition.

German private collection, acquired in the 1950s.

550 USD