Faience fragment of a duck askos (flask with spout)

ca. 2nd century BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

A tiny hole in the beak of this duck head implies that it once belonged to an askos, which were often in the form of animals.

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Title: Faience fragment of a duck askos (flask with spout)
Period: Hellenistic
Date: ca. 2nd century BCE
Culture: Greek, Ptolemaic
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: h. 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm); w. 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm)
Classification: Miscellaneous-Faience
Credit Line: Gift of Frieda Tchacos, 1997
Object Number: 1997.292
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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