Classical
Askos
Askos of unpainted clay. 3 9/16in. (9cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Pottery vessel
- Decoration
- Undecorated
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 480 - 400 BC
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 976, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.416, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 976
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