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Museum August Kestner Antike Kulturen Die Sammlung Erhart Kästner Gefäßkeramik und Vasenmalerei [1966.30]
Aryballos (Salbgefäß) (Museum August Kestner CC BY-NC-SA)
Provenance/Rights: Museum August Kestner / Detlef Jürges (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Aryballos with four-leaf motif (ointment vessel)

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Corinth was a leader in the production of ceramics between 750 and 550 BC. These were exported through trade to all areas of the ancient world. Among the export hits were the round aryballoi. They are among the most frequently produced forms from the workshops of Corinth, such as this ointment vessel with the wide undercut, slightly forward-slanting mouth plate. (AVS)

Former collection Erhart Kästner, Wolfenbüttel

Material/Technique

Clay

Measurements

Height: 6.2 cm, Diameter: 6.7 cm

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Das Museum August Kestner ist benannt nach August Kestner (1777-1853). Das älteste städtische Museum in der Landeshauptstadt Hannover wird von einer...

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