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Askos with Lid
This rather squat askos has a segmented body and a bottom that is flat with limited molding on the edge. A high looping handle is placed at a right angle to the tapering spout. A small circular lid with a small knob handle covers the central opening. A vessel of this shape would have been used to pour a liquid slowly, perhaps something like perfumed oil, or as a "feeder" vessel, which was used to feed infants, small children, or the infirm, or to dispense medicine.
Provenance
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E. Zoumpoulakis, Athens, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, New York and Paris, 1925, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. P1465]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Greece, Attica (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Bowl H: 1 1/2 × W: 3 in. (3.81 × 7.62 cm); Lid W: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.267
