Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Askos in the Form of a Duck
second half 5th century BCE (Classical)
terracotta
(Ancient Greece )
(Ancient Greece )
This askos has a rounded flaring rim, painted black. Its neck has a concave profile and is glazed black outside and inside. It has a single strap handle. It has a duck body with a flat base, black on the exterior and is reserved on the underside. The bill, eye, and details of the wings are black. The irises of the eyes are reserved.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dr. Frederick G. Stern, Potomac, Maryland, by 1984 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1984, by gift.
Geographies
Greece, Attica (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 1/16 × W: 2 3/8 × L: 4 7/16 in. (7.7 × 6 × 11.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Frederick G. Stern, 1984
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.
48.2516