Terracotta askos (flask with a handle over the top)
The askos itself is in the form of a sea creature, Scylla, its snake-like body forming the handle on top. On the body is a hound coursing a hare, with the head of a woman above. On the front of the vase is a head of Nike; on the back, a palmette.
Scylla askoi are late Apulian creations most notable for the treatment of the shape and the apparently unrelated decoration.
Scylla askoi are late Apulian creations most notable for the treatment of the shape and the apparently unrelated decoration.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta askos (flask with a handle over the top)
- Artist: Compared to the Mignot Painter
- Period: Hellenistic
- Date: ca. 300 BCE
- Culture: Greek, South Italian, Apulian
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1896
- Object Number: 96.18.58
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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