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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2004.203
Title
Askos in the Shape of a Recumbent Boar
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
500 BCE-300 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, South Italy
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/54962

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, traces of paint
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
20.96 cm (8 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From the collection of Lilian and Benjamin Hertzberg.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Benjamin and Lilian Hertzberg
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
2004.203
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Askos (pouring vessel) in the shape of a recumbent boar; opening for filling equipped with strainer on proper right shoulder, tube-like spout on right hindquarters; double-string handle on back. Remains of dark paint in ears, traces of red in left angle of snout; heavy incrustation with traces of rust.

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