Cleveland Museum of Art

Monkey-Shaped Aryballos (Oil Vessel)

Unknown artist

c. 580 BCE

Type: Ceramic
Medium: ceramic
Dimensions: Diameter of mouth: 2 cm (13/16 in.); Overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.); Diameter of base: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
Culture: East Greek, probably Milesian
Credit: Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Dr. Leo Mildenberg in honor of Arielle P. Kozloff

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