Askos
L-64-191
Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | L-64-191 |
| Current Location | Greece Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Attic |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location | Attica |
| Date Made | 450-400 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Red Figure |
| Iconography | Theseus? | Boar |
| Description | On one side of the handle is a naked male figure running toward left. He wears a hat with a hemispherical crown and a short brim, carries a garment over his left arm, and a club(?) or sling(?) in his right hand. Identity: Theseus has been suggested. On the other side is a boar running toward left. Intact save for one chip under boar and small chips on handle and lip. |
| Height | 6.8 cm |
| Width | 10.2 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 9 cm |
| Other Number | 99-162 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number |
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