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Finely Proportioned Bronze Aryballos

Circa 1st-2nd Century AD

Description: Bronze vessel with a high-bellied body. Starting from rounded shoulders, it tapers conically to a rounded base which sits securely upon encircling base molding making the vessel sturdy. This aryballos has a narrow, short neck which flares out to a cup-shaped rim with two projecting molding on the exterior. There is a small decorative ridge around the bottom of the neck. A popular style of early Roman vessel in bronze, it was almost certainly used to hold precious oils.

Height: 5.1 in. (12.5 cm)

Condition: Intact with a thin layer of encrustation.

Provenance: Formerly in an Israeli collection.

Reference: See POMPEII, Life in a Roman Town by Ciarallo and DeCarolis (Electa, Milan 1999), no. 292 for a similar example with a bronze plug attached to the neck.

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