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Miniature aryballos

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Broad rim disc, sloping slightly inwards; narrow neck; vertical band handle from rim to shoulder; broad shoulder; tapering body; narrow ring base. Buff clay; lustrous, light brown to black paint. Seven narrow, encircling bands on rim top; a broad, black band encircling neck; on upper part of handle four vertical bars, and two horizontal ones below; on shoulder three spiral hooks to the left; on body eleven narrow bands followed by three broad ones; underside reserved.
The Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities
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Title: Miniature aryballos
Description:
Broad rim disc, sloping slightly inwards; narrow neck; vertical band handle from rim to shoulder; broad shoulder; tapering body; narrow ring base.
Buff clay; lustrous, light brown to black paint.
Seven narrow, encircling bands on rim top; a broad, black band encircling neck; on upper part of handle four vertical bars, and two horizontal ones below; on shoulder three spiral hooks to the left; on body eleven narrow bands followed by three broad ones; underside reserved.

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