Perfume flask, aryballos, Early Corinthian. Squat spherical round bottomed vessel with broad flat topped disc lip on short stem. Single ribbon handle joins body and lip. Decoration consists of black and brown bands of paint over body of vessel (wheel drawn) and on disc lip. Tongue motifs around neck of body and encircle base. All decoration on pale clay (Corinthian). height 53 mm, Diameter of body 54 mm.
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