VesselsGreek3rd-2nd century BCE

Askos

300 BCE-100 BCE

Description

Pinkish-buff fabric with metallic black slip. Askos has a ring base, an everted rim on its spout, and a strap handle. A large palmette is painted in added white on either side of the body of the vessel.

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Wheel-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Hellenistic period

Century

3rd-2nd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

8.2 x 9.1 x 4 cm (3 1/4 x 3 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Part of original McDaniel gift of 1943. Included in a non-comprehensive list of McDaniel objects dated October 25, 1946.

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