East Greek faience aryballos in the shape of a hedgehog

Classification

perfume bottle ; plastic vase

Culture

Greek (culture); Egyptian (culture)

Dimensions

height: 5.2 cm

Date

6th century B.C.

Period

Archaic Period (700–480)

Material

faience

Iconography

hedgehog

Production place

Rhodes (island)?

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

Seiden, Gusztáv (1900–1992)

Inventory

9980

ID

Hyp-98

References

Szilágyi, J. Gy., Antik Gyűjtemény, 27; Szilágyi, J. Gy., Ancient Art, 30

Trails

Poleis in the Archaic period

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