Miniature Askos

1922.01.0081

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Artifact Identification Miniature Askos   (1922.01.0081)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Toilet Articles
  4. :
  5. Hygiene Artifacts
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date Republic - Early, 400 – 300 BCE
Culture Greek, Italic

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 9.1 cm
Dimension 2 (Depth) 8.3 cm
Dimension 3 (Height) 7.2 cm
Weight 100 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze
Manufacturing Processes Throwing, Firing, Glazing, Painting
Munsell Color Information (10yr3/1) -ns very dark gray ( 7.5yr6/8) -ns

Research Remarks

Published Description

ITALIC BLACK-GLAZE MINIATURE ASKOS Shape and Ornament: Convex body, disk foot. Interior of spout glazed. Underside of vase washed with red. From Chiusi. Campanian. Fourth Century B. C. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 63, 5.

Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 54, plate 63, 5.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication University of Marburg Archaeological Seminar Collection
Reproduction no
Reproduction Information N/A

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