Ancient Greece, Corinth, ca. first half of the 6th century BCE. An attractive aryballos (a vessel used to hold scented oils and perfumes in the bath) of a classic apple-shaped form with a circular flat rim and a single wide, short strap handle. The body is decorated with a large siren standing upon petite avian feet with open wings, a broad feathered tail, and a prominent chest supporting a long neck and an anthropomorphic head. Behind either wing is an abstract phytomorphic form similar to a seed pod. Both seed pods and the siren are decorated with incised designs. A small border of tongue-shaped forms surround the neck above a set of concentric circles. Size: 3.375" W x 3.75" H (8.6 cm x 9.5 cm).
During this time, Corinthian ceramics showed the influence of eastern trade connections with the city - creating art with stylized plants and animal friezes, inspired by trade with the Levant, Egypt, and Assyria. This is known as the "Orientalizing Period."
Provenance: private Healy collection, Studio City, California, USA, acquired over the last twenty years
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Condition
Vessel repaired from two halves along the lower half of the body with some resurfacing and overpainting along break lines. Small area of repair to rim. Surface wear commensurate with age, light abrasions, small chips to rim, base, and handle, with some fading to pigmentation. Light earthen and mineral deposits throughout.