heracliteanfire: Terracotta aryballos (oil flask) in the form of three cockleshells. Inscribed on the lip, “the boy is fair” Such small bottles held the olive oil used by athletes to cleanse themselves after exercise. Greek, late 6th century B.C. (via  The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

heracliteanfire:

Terracotta aryballos (oil flask) in the form of three cockleshells. Inscribed on the lip, “the boy is fair” Such small bottles held the olive oil used by athletes to cleanse themselves after exercise. Greek, late 6th century B.C. (via  The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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Aug. 7 2012
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