Hellenistic Greek Redware Pottery Askos
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Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. 4th to 3rd centuries BCE. A beautiful askos, a vessel with a flattened, triangular shape and a projecting spout at one end. The spout has a scalloped rim and two tightly curved handles rising from the body to meet the base of the neck. Where each handle joins the neck is a round motif that creates a zoomorphic look - almost like an octopus with the handles acting as tentacles. Size: 9.5" L x 5.9" W x 4.2" H (24.1 cm x 15 cm x 10.7 cm)
The vessel is slipped with a deep red pigment, much of which remains. It also has some iron patina on its underside, giving us a clue to its use - this vessel was made to be placed in a tomb, perhaps alongside an iron sword that left its patina on the body.
Provenance: Ex-private East Coast, USA collection
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#120776
The vessel is slipped with a deep red pigment, much of which remains. It also has some iron patina on its underside, giving us a clue to its use - this vessel was made to be placed in a tomb, perhaps alongside an iron sword that left its patina on the body.
Provenance: Ex-private East Coast, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#120776
Condition
Repaired from two large pieces, with excellent remaining pigment. Bands of manganese deposits around the body.
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Hellenistic Greek Redware Pottery Askos
Estimate $1,500 - $2,500
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