Askos
Askos

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Askos,

6th century BCE

South Italian
y786

Information

Title
Askos
Dates

6th century BCE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
14.8 x 24.5 x 11.0 cm (5 13/16 x 9 5/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Trumbull-Prime Fund
Object Number
y786
Place Made

Europe, South Italy

Culture
Greek, South Italian
Type
ceramics, askoi
Materials
paint, ceramic
Subject
cross-hatching, dots

Mary Hollister Prime (née Trumbull) (1827-1872) and William Cowper Prime, Class of 1843 (1825-1905); 1890 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.

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