Terracotta askos (flask with a spout and handle over the top)

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4th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The vase is in the shape of an astragal, the knucklebone usually of a sheep or goat. Such objects occur with some frequency in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. Astragals mainly of bone and glass were used in a game comparable to jacks. As vases, they occur in several forms and may have had a connotation of chance or luck.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, South Italian, Campanian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1941