#askos

[uncleclaudius]

Etruscan duck-shaped askoi (sort of a flask), created in the period around 350-325 BC in Clusium (today's Chiusi).

[thatshowthingstarted]

Askos, 200–1 BCE, Greece, Ptolemaic Dynasty,

This miniature vessel was carved from a single piece of banded agate, polished to a shine, and embellished with a gold lid and gold details on the base. Inside the ring of gold at the base is a trio of gold papyrus stalks, a likely reference to Egypt.

In shape, it resembles an ancient wineskin, or askos, though its small size suggests use for luxury perfumes or oils. A tiny crab, likely once inlaid with a precious material, has been carved behind the handle.

Agate and gold, 6.5 cm.

The Cleveland Museum of Art

[leftenmostwindows]

When you’re sitting in the front row…

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[cayennesugar]

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[michael-svetbird]

CANOSAN ASKOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askos_(pottery_vessel) Front, Closeup, and 3/4: A friendly Gorgoneion in applied relief, a depiction of a winged horse, and a sculptural serpent or mythological sea creature attached above. Classical-Hellenistic periods, 4-2 BC, Canosan polychrome terracotta ware.

Museo Archeologico Nazionale Canosa di Puglia | MANC [Floor 1]

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NAMC | Michael Svetbird Phs|©MSP | 12|06|25 5800X4100 600 [I.,III.] The object photographed is a collection item of MANC Featured in Antiqvvs Magazine [Summer 2025] 'CANOSAN Polychrome Terracottas and Figurines' Article [Non-commercial fair use | No AI | Author's rights apply | Sorry for the watermarks]

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[romegreeceart]

Canosan pottery

* Askos painted with a female head rising from a flower

* Canosa

* 310-290 BCE

British Museum

London, July 2022

[namgalam]

🏺ἀσκός🏺

there won't be more than this sketch, i completely messed up the inking and watercolor

[the-puffinry]

look at this creature. this object is going to walk away. look away and it's out of the museum collection before you know it

Askos (oil flask) in the form of a bird, late 8th century BCE.

"It has been suggested that this geometric style of decoration was inspired by patterns used in woven fabrics. Since weaving was associated with women in ancient Greek society, it is possible that this bird vessel was painted by a woman."(!)