Greek, An Attic red-figure askos with geese, circa 4th century BC

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An Attic red-figure askos with geese, circa 4th century BC

Pottery

Length: 10.8 cm
Diameter: 9.5 cm

£ 4,000.00

Greek, An Attic red-figure askos with geese, circa 4th century BC

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The circular body is decorated in red-figure with a goose on either side of the vessel. There is a strap handle and an upright spout. Intact with minor surface wear.

Provenance

Private collection, UK, acquired in the USA in the 1980s
With Charles Ede Limited, 2003

Literature

Askoi were pouring vessels for oils. For similar examples and discussion of the type, cf. L. Massei, Gli Askoi a figure rosse nei corredi funerari delle necropolis di Spina, Milan, 1978. For an askos fragment with a goose/bird see BAPD no. 9008699, Moscow, Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, II1B636.

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