aryballosn.
/arɪˈbaləs/ Ancient Greek History.
A flask with a globular body and narrow neck used as a container for oil or unguent.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > flask, flagon, or bottle > [noun] > flask > for oil or unguent
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1848 G. Dennis Cities & Cemeteries Etruria I. p. xcix Ointment and perfume vases... The aryballos receives its name from its resemblance to a purse.
1858 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery II. ii. ix The aryballos was a vase always described as like a purse... It..was carried with the strigil to the bath.
1882 J. F. Molloy It is no Wonder II. x. 296 An aryballos, signed by Xenophantus, and magnificently ornamented by a wonderful crowd of figures in relief.
1935 G. M. A. Richter & M. J. Milne Shapes & Names Athenian Vases 16 Aryballos. Oil bottle with narrow neck, commonly used by athletes at the bath.
1946 Antiquity XX. 53 The second, a flat-bottomed aryballos is an early middle Corinthian piece.
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