MAKE A MEME View Large Image Greek - Transitional Corinthian "Alabastron" Vase - Walters 482064.jpg This type of vase known as an alabastron was suspended from a cord that passed through a tiny ring handle under the rim Typically the contents of such vases were ...
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Keywords: Greek - Transitional Corinthian "Alabastron" Vase - Walters 482064.jpg This type of vase known as an alabastron was suspended from a cord that passed through a tiny ring handle under the rim Typically the contents of such vases were precious oils often perfumed The goddess Artemis is depicted as Mistress of Beasts a winged deity of Eastern origins who displays her power by grasping wild animals here swans in each hand The red and black patterning and the use of rosettes are characteristic of Corinthian ware between 640 625 BC Orientalizing terracotta cm 11 3 5 9 accession number 48 2064 35219 Dr Hugo Weissman Boston date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum 1954 by purchase Museum purchase with funds provided by the S A P Fund 1954 In Search of Ancient Treasure 40 Years of Collecting The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1978 Things With Wings Mythological Figures in Ancient Greek Art The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2005-2006 Things With Wings Mythological Figures in Ancient Greek Art Ward Museum Salisbury 2009 place of origin Corinth Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek pottery in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Greek pottery alabastra Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Swans in ancient Greek pottery Artemis in ancient Greek pottery
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