{"product_id":"corinthian-terracotta-pyriform-aryballos-1","title":"Corinthian Terracotta Pyriform Aryballos","description":"Middle Corinthian Ca. 650-600 BC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreek Corinthian Pottery Alabastron (Tall Perfume\/Oil Flask), Corinth, Peloponnese, Middle to Late Corinthian Period, ca. 600–570 BC. Wheel-thrown pale buff\/cream Corinthian clay of tall elongated pear-shaped (piriform) body tapering to a rounded base, with a short cylindrical neck capped by a wide flat disc-shaped mouth decorated on top with black radiating patterns and dot border, pierced through the neck with a small single string-suspension hole (for carrying on a cord rather than a handle). The body is painted in brown-black and added purple-red slip with fine incised linework, showing a principal figural subject of a bird-bodied siren or long-necked bird with fully outstretched wings (wing feathers rendered in crisp parallel incised hatching with red infill), a second bird on the opposite side, and rosette filling ornament across the field; a tongue pattern at the shoulder. The disc mouth and neck retain an old paper collection label inscribed \"7127\" in red\/orange ink. Size: 3⅜ in. (8.6 cm) H. Intact with typical paint abrasions and flaking to the figural field, mineral accretions, and losses to the black slip; chip to disc rim edge. Provenance: Mr. T.D. (Tony D.), Cannonville, Utah, acquired in the 1970s; earlier collection number 7127 inscribed on an old paper label to the mouth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67837960552762,"sku":"17525","price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/101268.jpg?v=1793304223","url":"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/corinthian-terracotta-pyriform-aryballos-1","provider":"Art for Eternity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}