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Accession_Number REDMG:1951.153.1
Shape Duck askos
Shape_description Askos in the shape of a duck, with an everted rounded rim on a short cylindrical neck, from the back of which rises a strap handle that curves down to join the vase just above the tail.
Material Terracotta
Fabric Apulian: Canosan
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 7.5YR 6/6
Decoration Decorated with geometric designs in medium brown paint: stripes in two directions on the head; two horizontal bands around neck, above vertical bands; scalloped designs on chest of bird; wings delineated with two bands on either side, filled with s-pattern; horizontal bands on neck; bands on either side of an ‘x’ behind the handle; top of tail filled with tall zigzags. Reddened inside mouth and around the neck
Inscriptions
Condition Comprised of two or more pieces rejoined at the neck. Small cracks around the body.
Technique/Style Geometric; plastic
Provenance
Period Late Classical
Date 4-3 c.
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2003.93.0385.jpg		Left side view of a Canosan duck askos.

2003.97.0910.jpg		Left side view of a Canosan duck askos.

2003.97.0912.jpg		Top view of a Canosan duck askos.

2003.97.0913.jpg		Bottom view of a Canosan duck askos showing worn base and tail.

2004.99.0450.jpg		Front view of a Canosan duck askos, showing exterior geometric desgins.

2004.99.0451.jpg		oblique view of a Canosan duck askos, showing exterior geometric desgins.

2004.99.0452.jpg		Front view of a Canosan duck askos, showing head of duck.

2004.99.0453.jpg		Front view of a Canosan duck askos, showing exterior geometric desgins.

2004.99.0454.jpg		Front view of a Canosan duck askos, showing tail of duck.

2004.99.0455.jpg		Front view of a Canosan duck askos, showing upside down profile and round base.

2004.99.0456.jpg		Top view of the top of a Canosan suck askos.

2004.99.0457.jpg		Top view of the top of a Canosan suck askos.

2005.90.0025.jpg
Comparanda Cf. Parma C. 187-188: CVA Parma 2, IVd (Italia 2070) pl. 4.3-4; and Mayer 1914, pl. 39.18 ('jungcanosiner Stil'). For Etruscan duck askoi see M. Del Chiaro, 'An Etruscan Red-figured Duck-Askos', in BClevMus (April 1976) 108-15 and 'An Etruscan Duck-Askos', MedelhavsMusB 12 (1977) 62-69
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Beazley_DB
Height 13.5
Diameters Spout 3.2
Handle_height 6.0
Other_dims. L. 15.5; W. body 8.2; H. handle 5.5
Location Household
Edited_by Hannah; Amy; Kinsey
Date_edited 14.08.2002; 05.12.2003; 06.01.2006
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