Terracotta pointed aryballos ca. 620-590 B.C. Greek, Corinthian Small aryballoi were used as containers to hold scented oil. Olive oil in particular was treated with aromatic plants such as rose, sage, coriander, and pomegranate. Since this was a valuable luxury item in the Mediterranean, it was usually stored in bottles with narrow necks that limited the flow of the liquid. Corinth was one of the most important centers of production and distribution of such vases, which were widely exported all over Greece as well as in South Italy and Sicily.. Terracotta pointed aryballos 330053
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