Home / Ceramics / Polychrom Askos with two necks
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Price:CHF 1'600
Iapygian (Daunia)
3rd century B.C., 4th century B.C.
H : 12.5 cm
Ceramic, Vessel
Ceramic, Terracotta
Beige, Black
The word askos originally designates the skin of an animal that was sewn and turned into a skin intended to carry liquids, especially wine or water.
Carved from a block of pink limestone, this large bowl with a rounded profile has a slightly asymmetrical shape and an irregular edge, nevertheless highlighted by a band with a thicker relief.
This core-formed bowl is simply decorated with lathe-cut grooves just below the lip. The base is slightly concave.
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