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unknown Peruvian
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Aryballos (Oil Flask) Modified Jar - Supe Inca

Late Horizon
1450 - 1534
Clay

7 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. (19.1 x 11.4 x 14.3 cm)

Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number: 98.2.11
Other Number(s): D106 (Canaday No.)
69.1.526 ()
Acquisition Date: Shipped to Bryn Mawr College January 17, 1963
Geography: South America, Peru
Classification: Containers and Vessels; Vessels; Jars
Culture/Nationality: Supe Inca
Collection: Ward M. Canaday Collection

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  • aryballoi - Relatively small ancient Greek vessels with a globular body, a short neck, a flat disk-shaped mouth with a small orifice, and a handle (or sometimes two) extending from the shoulder to the rim; used for holding oils, perfumes, and ointments. They are usually made of terracotta. Uses of the aryballoi included in funeral rituals and by athletes who wore them on their wrists, suspended by thongs or strings.
  • Peruvian - Of or belonging to the nation of Peru or its people.

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