Aryballos

An aryballos (Greek: ἀρύβαλλος; plural aryballoi) was a small spherical or globular flask with a narrow neck used in Ancient Greece.^[1][2] It was used to contain perfume or oil, and is often depicted in vase paintings being used by athletes during bathing. In these depictions, the vessel is at times attached by a strap to the athlete's wrist, or hung by a strap from a peg on the wall.

The shape of the aryballos originally came from the

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  white painted ware

  , 850–750 BC
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  Owl-shaped,

  Proto-Corinthian

  , 630 BC
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  575–550 BC (Louvre)
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  Greco-Egyptian faience hedgehog, 6th century BC
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  Janiform with kalos inscription, 520 BC
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  Foot-shaped, c. 500 BC
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  Hand-shaped, Hunt Museum
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  Two ephebes wrestling, 490–480 BC^[4]
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  Cimmerian Bosporus); on exhibit at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg

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• Ancient Greek vase painting
• Pottery of ancient Greece
• Unguentarium

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