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Messapian/Peucetian Askos, 4th Century BC

Rare askos of round body, oblique spout on the side and loop handle behind. The shoulder area decorated with three linear palmettes, the body with bands and lines in applied dark-brown glaze.

For a related example, cf. lot no. 135 in: Cahn Auktionen AG. Auktion 5, Kunstwerke der Antike, September 2005 sale.

H. 27 cm (10.6 in)

Rare shape. Reconstituted from fragments, minor surface wear.

Ex private collection England, thence art market, May 2007.

890 USD