Fragment of an Oinochoe [Gr39]
Early Protocorinthian, 725-700 BC
Painted terracotta (h. 18.5 cm, d. 5.2 cm)
In the late 8th century, Corinthian vase painters began to abandon the rigid geometric style of the previous two centuries. This [...]
Aryballos [Gr40]
Middle Protocorinthian, 680-670 BC
Painted terracotta (h. 6.2 cm, d. 4.2 cm)
On the shoulder, two dogs chasing a hare. On the body four dogs running to right, amid dot rosettes. This small vase would have [...]
Pyxis Lid [Gr42]
Protocorinthian, 675-650 BC
Painted terracotta (w. 8 cm)
Painted with a clockwise whirligig on the knob and a chequered band around the rim. This lid originally belonged to a small pyxis [...]
Pyxis [Gr45]
Late Corinthian I, 575-550 BC
Painted terracotta (h. 16.3 cm, d. 19.2 cm)
This pyxis (box) would have been used for storage. Apart from bands of decoration around the handles and the base, most of the vase has [...]
Aryballos [Gr44]
Middle Corinthian, by the Otterlo Painter, 570-550 BC
Painted terracotta (h. 16 cm, d. 14 cm)
A dancer stands between two sirens, his long hair bound in a tainia and wearing a short chiton. On the reverse, a swan below the [...]
Ring Kothon [Gr47]
Middle Corinthian, by the Fiesole Painter, 570-550 BC
Painted terracotta (h. 6.8 cm, w. 21.8 cm)
Frieze of goats and panthers around the rim, concentric bands on the interior floor, the handle painted red. Vases of this unusual [...]
Pyxis Lid [Gr43]
Late Corinthian, 560-550 BC
Painted terracotta (w. 6.5 cm)
This lid originally belonged to a small pyxis (box), probably used for storing jewellery or cosmetics. It is painted with a frieze of [...]
Alabastron [Gr49]
Late Corinthian, Near the Torino Painter, c. 550 BC
Painted terracotta (h. 22 cm, d. 10.3 cm)
A griffin with outstretched wings. An alabastron is a flask for perfume or massage oils. Vases of this shape were first made in Greece [...]
Ring Kothon [Gr48]
Late Corinthian II, 550-530 BC
Painted terracotta (h. 8.1 cm, w. 24.1 cm)
Vases of this unusual shape were probably designed to hold perfumed oil, the incurved rim being designed to prevent the valuable liquid [...]
Pyxis [Gr46]
Late Corinthian, 550-530 BC
Painted terracotta (h. 5.8 cm, d. 8.9 cm)
A siren between two sphinxes, a lion and an owl. This small pyxis (box) would probably have contained jewellery or cosmetics and [...]
Pelike [Gr50]
Corinthian Red-Figure, by the Pelikai Painter, 420-390 BC
Painted terracotta (h. 18.5 cm, d. 14.6 cm)
A naked athlete stands holding a strigil towards another young man, who is wearing a himation and leaning on a staff. Between them a [...]
Alabastron [Gr41]
Transitional Corinthian, by the Ardea Painter, 640-625 BC
Painted terracotta (h. 6.9 cm, d. 4.1 cm)
On the body, a lion facing a bull, their tails interlocking behind. This perfume flask is a typical example of 7th-century Corinthian [...]