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Oil flask (aryballos)
Greek
Late Corinthian Period
about 575–550 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Corinthia, Corinth
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions
Height: 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number99.514
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 464.
DescriptionThe heavy body of Ajax is shown slumped over his sword, which he has imbedded in the ground, indicated by a groundline. His torso is shown frontally. Although the sword is shown outside his body, it should be interpreted as having penetrated him, and he is shown after his death as indicated by his limp arms and his hair falling forward.
Condition: Colors worn.
Condition: Colors worn.
ProvenanceBy 1898: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Athens Christman 1898.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, 1899, for $ 32,500.00 (this is the total price for MFA 99.338-99.542)