Ring-shaped askos with deer's head spout
Ring-shaped askos with deer's head spout

Currently not on view

Ring-shaped askos with deer's head spout,

mid-4th century BCE

Etruscan, Faliscan
y1994-2

Information

Title
Ring-shaped askos with deer's head spout
Dates

mid-4th century BCE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 8.7 cm, diam. 13.4 cm (3 7/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Carl Otto von Kienbusch Jr., Memorial Collection Fund
Object Number
y1994-2
Culture
Etruscan, Faliscan
Type
ceramics, askoi
Materials
paint, glaze, ceramic
Subject
deer, palmettes, S-scrolls, running ornament

Purchased from Brian Aitken (Acanthus), NY, in 1994.

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