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Source Description
Although now referred to by the Greek term <em>askos,</em> because of its resemblance to the animal skins used to hold wine in ancient Greece, this ceramic shape developed in the South Italian region of Daunia (north of Apulia, on the Adriatic coast). This example is unusual for its three openings—one covered by a lid, the others spouted with built-in strainers. Its profusely painted decoration, mostly geometric and vegetal patterns applied in black with added red and white, is arranged in bands that follow the contours of the vessel.
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380481
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Two-Spouted Strainer Askos (Flask)
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380481
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Two-Spouted Strainer Askos (Flask)
description
Although now referred to by the Greek term <em>askos,</em> because of its resemblance to the animal skins used to hold wine in ancient Greece, this ceramic shape developed in the South Italian region of Daunia (north of Apulia, on the Adriatic coast). This example is unusual for its three openings—one covered by a lid, the others spouted with built-in strainers. Its profusely painted decoration, mostly geometric and vegetal patterns applied in black with added red and white, is arranged in bands that follow the contours of the vessel.
date
300–200 BCE
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q106122473
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter of mouth: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); Overall: 37 x 31 cm (14 9/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
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South Italian, Daunian or Canosan
accession
1915.529.a
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Two-Spouted Strainer Askos (Flask), 300–200 BCE. South Italian, Daunian or Canosan. Ceramic; diameter of mouth: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); overall: 37 x 31 cm (14 9/16 x 12 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.529.a
collection
GR - South Italy
didYouKnow
Each spout has a built-in strainer—one near the top, the other near the bottom.
citations
citation
Beazley Archive. n.d. <em>Beazley Archive Pottery Database</em>. Oxford: Beazley Archive.
page_number
BAPD 1001478
citation
Boulter, C. G., Jenifer Neils, and Gisela Walberg. <em>Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum</em>. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1971.
page_number
p. 30, Plate 48, I
creditline
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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2026-05-29 08:58:21.830000
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380481
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Greek and Roman Art
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GR - South Italy
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ceramic
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