Object Number | MS5315 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | South Italian | Etruscan |
Provenience | Italy | South Italy |
Manufacture Location | South Italy |
Date Made | 500 BCE to 300 BCE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Ceramic |
Technique | Black Glaze |
Iconography | Duck |
Description | Painted duck askos; head is 19th century CE restoration; painted ornament (feathers, etc.). Physical resemblance to duck suggested by very plump body, a duck's head, and a large, spade-shaped tail. No foot, merely a flattened ovoid area on bottom. A spout behind head at other end of body. Strap handle, arched, between spout and head. Middle and upper wall reserved; body feathers indicated by semicircular glaze lines at intervals; tail feathers, by 4 longitudinal glaze stripes. Bottom reserved. Otherwise covered with matte black glaze. Intact. Oyster white clay. |
Height | 12.5 cm |
Length | 15.5 cm |
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