askos
- Museum number
- 1885,0418.2
- Description
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Pottery askos in the form of a squatting rabbit, with a handle over the back and a mouth between the ears; dark grey fabric, over-fired or a kiln-second (?).
- Production date
- 1stC
- Dimensions
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Height: 6.30 centimetres
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Length: 9.40 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Roman Pottery
Cf. Tudot, Figurines antiques, pl. 67, and Dechelette, Vases ornés de la Gaule rom., ii. pl. 10, no. 6, p. 323; the latter thinks that these figurine-vases were made by the statuette-makers of the Allier valley.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1885
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1885,0418.2