Monkey-Shaped Aryballos (Oil Vessel)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Monkey-Shaped Aryballos is an oil vessel. The vessel is shaped like a monkey's head and upper body. The monkey's face is rounded with a protruding snout. The face has black dots for fur with black details around the almond-shaped eyes and mouth. The body of the vessel is cylindrical and covered in vertical black lines. The vessel has a small opening on top of its head. The opening has a small lip. The background is gray with a shadow cast by the vessel. The vessel is predominantly orange-brown.