Terracotta askos (flask with a spout and handle over the top)

beginning of 1st century CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 166

This vase was probably made in Southern Italy and was used for pouring wine. Its functional shape is enhanced by the fact that it is modeled on a leather wineskin and by the relief decoration of ivy leaves and berries that symbolizes the power of Dionysus, the god of wine.

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Title: Terracotta askos (flask with a spout and handle over the top)
Period: Early Imperial, Augustan
Date: beginning of 1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Terracotta; lead-glazed ware
Dimensions: H. 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.885
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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