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Protocorinthian (Early Black-Figure) Aryballos (Oil Flask): Animals
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Tongues encircle the rim, shoulder, and base of this small oil vessel, while two carefully incised bands of scales frame an animal frieze. Here, amid dot rosettes, are a bull, dog, and goat, all facing right, and a left-facing lion with head turned back. The black glaze has misfired red in many places, while added red enlivens numerous tongues, scales, and internal details.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineProtocorinthian (Early Black-Figure) Aryballos (Oil Flask): Animals, c. 650–640 BCE. Greek, Corinthian. Ceramic; overall: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.532
