Ca. 600-500 BC.A pottery aryballos with its characteristic round body, a short neck, and a rimmed mouth with slightly inward sloping sides. A small handle connects the mouth to the shoulder of the vessel. The exterior is finely decorated with depictions of a swan. Aryballoi were used by athletes to store oils and perfumes and were specially designed to be carried comfortably on the wrist with a string threaded through a small loop attached to a jar. For a similar see The Louvre Museum, Inventory number: Catalogue number: E 537, Collection number: Cp 375.Size: L:75mm / W:65mm ; 85gProvenance: Property of an Ancient Art gallery, formely acquired on the US art market; previously in the collection of N. and E. Keefer.