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Source Description
This askos has a flaring rim that is painted black. Its neck has a concave profile, and is black inside. It has a single strap handle. The body is in the shape of a duck with a flat base, and an underside in reserve with traces of miltos. The wings are in reserve with details in black. The underside of the tail, head, and breast are white-ground with black for the details. A palmette with volutes beneath the bill and an interrupted cross (star) is above to either side. A row of lines in a debased tongue pattern between sets of parallel black lines runs around the front of the base and the two sides. Palmettes decorate the bows of the wings and the back of the duck.
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Document identity
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31793
label
Askos in the Form of a Duck
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obj
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Source metadata
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31793
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Askos in the Form of a Duck
description
This askos has a flaring rim that is painted black. Its neck has a concave profile, and is black inside. It has a single strap handle. The body is in the shape of a duck with a flat base, and an underside in reserve with traces of miltos. The wings are in reserve with details in black. The underside of the tail, head, and breast are white-ground with black for the details. A palmette with volutes beneath the bill and an interrupted cross (star) is above to either side. A row of lines in a debased tongue pattern between sets of parallel black lines runs around the front of the base and the two sides. Palmettes decorate the bows of the wings and the back of the duck.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase [purchased in Athens but acquired sometime later by Henry Walters]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 5th century BCE (Classical)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
askoi
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5
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5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.8
height
6.2
depth
10.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 11/16 × W: 2 7/16 × L: 4 1/8 in. (6.8 × 6.2 × 10.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
style
Attic
med
terracotta, mold made; red figure
creator_ids
6256
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GRC
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none
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