Aryballos in the Form of a Hedgehog

6th-5th century BCE (Late Period)

7.5 cm 6.2 cm 4.8 cm

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The cosmetic vessel consists of a hedgehog shaped body on a small rectangular plinth, a neck with large lip, and a handle on top of the animal's back. The prickly body of this hedgehog is shown by a cross-hatched pattern. The eyes and the markings on the body have been added i...

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Parvin Collection, Alan Krammer, Chicago [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [the collection was formed in the 1960s-70s, and disbanded in the early 1980s]; Dr. John Winnie Collection, St. Mary's, Georgia, 1990s [mode of acquisition unknown]; Mele Gallery, Westport, Connecticut, 2007, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by purchase.
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