A small but charming example of an ‘askos’ form, one of the most significant in Daunian pottery from the early Hellenistic period. Here, the usual wide neck is complemented by a second, symmetrical spout, fitted with a strainer and positioned at the rear of the body.
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. This example, whose spherical shape with a large vertical neck recalls a wineskin, is a typical production of Daunian ceramists