Terracotta Askos in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 2012

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

Period: Hellenistic

Date: 3rd century B.C.

Culture: Native Italian, Daunian, Canosan

Medium: Terracotta

Dimensions: H. 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm) diameter 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)

Classification: Vases

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1970

Accession Number: 1970.11.12

Description:

This askos represents a different but typical Daunian shape. The convex shoulder emphasizes the fluidly drawn dolphins.

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/255309