Terracotta aryballos (oil flask)
Nearchos
Date: ca. 570 BCE
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)
Classification: Vases
Culture: Greek, Attic
Period: Archaic
Themes: Cranes, Hermes, Perseus, Satyrs
Purchase, The Cesnola Collection, by exchange, 1926
Met highlightDate range
-570 – -570
Largest dimension
7.8 cm
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