Aryballos
- Description
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This ‘aryballos’, or perfume vessel, is decorated with an image of the goddess of victory (Nike).
It belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Montague who collected over 800 classical archaeological objects, which he bequeathed to the museum on his death. - Accession Loan No.
- 5/1946/700
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Common Name
- aryballos
- Simple Name
- bottle
- Full Name
- perfume/oil bottle, aryballos
- Cultural Group
- Greek
- Period Classification
- Classical - 500-336 BC
- Production Date
- -350
- Family Group
- Material
- pottery; Red figure ware
- Collector / Excavator
- Montague, LAD, Lieutenant Colonel
- Collection Country
- Italy
- Collection Area Region
- Southern Europe
- Collection Continent
- Europe
