askos

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Object Type
Museum number: 1836,0224.393
Description: Black glazed pottery askos with a ribbed body and in relief on the top. Thetis or a Nereid on a hippocamp to the left, with long girt chiton and himation over her knees; she holds Achilles' spear in right hand and in left a shield (design - an eagle). The hippocamp has a fimbriated fish's tail.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 320BC-300BC
Production place: Made in: Italy (south)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Italy (south)
Materials
Ware
Technique
Dimensions: Diameter: 8.10 centimetres; Height: 7.50 centimetres
Bibliographic references: Vase / Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum (G44); Old Catalogue / A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum (1873)
Location: On display (G1/wp171/sh8)
Subjects: deity (?); classical mythology; fish; nereid (?)
Associated names: Representation of: Thetis; Associated with: Achilles
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Edmé Antoine Durand (Lot number 1361); Purchased through: Peter Oluf Brøndsted
Acquisition date: 1836
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1836,0224.393

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