2007.104.7: Askos
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2007.104.7
- Title
- Askos
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 300 BCE-100 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Gnathia (Apulia)
- Period
- Hellenistic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/175002
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Technique
- Wheel-made
- Dimensions
- 8.2 x 9.1 x 4 cm (3 1/4 x 3 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Part of original McDaniel gift of 1943. Included in a non-comprehensive list of McDaniel objects dated October 25, 1946.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
- Accession Year
- 2007
- Object Number
- 2007.104.7
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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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.
Verification Level
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