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Source Description
This rather squat askos has a segmented body and a bottom that is flat with limited molding on the edge. A high looping handle is placed at a right angle to the tapering spout. A small circular lid with a small knob handle covers the central opening. A vessel of this shape would have been used to pour a liquid slowly, perhaps something like perfumed oil, or as a "feeder" vessel, which was used to feed infants, small children, or the infirm, or to dispense medicine.
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Document identity
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19930
label
Askos with Lid
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Source metadata
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19930
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title
Askos with Lid
description
This rather squat askos has a segmented body and a bottom that is flat with limited molding on the edge. A high looping handle is placed at a right angle to the tapering spout. A small circular lid with a small knob handle covers the central opening. A vessel of this shape would have been used to pour a liquid slowly, perhaps something like perfumed oil, or as a "feeder" vessel, which was used to feed infants, small children, or the infirm, or to dispense medicine.
provenance
E. Zoumpoulakis, Athens, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, New York and Paris, 1925, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. P1465]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st half 4th century BCE (Classical)
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CC0
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en
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askoi
gutti
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import
dimensions
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cm
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3.8
height
7.6
dimensionsRaw
Bowl H: 1 1/2 × W: 3 in. (3.81 × 7.62 cm); Lid W: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
Source extras
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Greek
RelatedObjects
97124
97125
med
terracotta, mold made; black glaze
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6256
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none
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none
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