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Jug (askos)
Italic, Apulian, Daunian
Daunian II
Mid 5th century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Apulia
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions
6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Gold Appleton
Accession Number76.37
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 697.
DescriptionAn ornament ending in a ram's head attached to one side; a nozzle to the other. Geometric decoration in red and brown. Jug, squat, with high handle.
ProvenanceBy 1876: Thomas G. Appleton Collection (purchased from Alessandro Castellani and said to be from Canosa); gift of Thomas G. Appleton to MFA, 1876