Terracotta askos (flask with a handle over the top)

Mignot Painter

ca. 300 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The askos itself is in the form of a sea creature, Scylla, its snake-like body forming the handle on top. On the body is a hound coursing a hare, with the head of a woman above. On the front of the vase is a head of Nike; on the back, a palmette. Scylla askoi are late Apulian creations most notable for the treatment of the shape and the apparently unrelated decoration.

Artist

Mignot Painter

Date

ca. 300 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, South Italian, Apulian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase by subscription, 1896