duck askos

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Object Type
Museum number: 1836,0224.379
Description: Pottery: black figure askos, in the shape of a duck. Design black on red ground. The beak and eyes are black, and the plumage of the wings is outlined in black. The handle over the back and spout surmounting the tail are also painted black.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 440BC-400BC
Production place: Made in: Attica (Greece)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Vulci (said to be from)
Materials
Ware
Technique: painted; incised
Dimensions: Height: 9.35 centimetres; Length: 11.40 centimetres
Bibliographic references: Vase / Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum (B662); Old Catalogue / A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum (1006)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Edmé Antoine Durand (sale); Purchased through: Peter Oluf Brøndsted
Acquisition date: 1836
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1836,0224.379

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