Askos double; Daumia, South Italy, 5th century BC.
Askos double; Daumia, Southern Italy, 5th century BC.
Ceramic.
It has material adhesions on the surfaces and traces of roots.
Provenance: English Collection, 1960s.
Size: 24 x 17 x 16 cm.
The askos is a type of Greek pottery characterised by having one or two necks with a spout, located on one or both sides, which can be used as handles. They generally have a flat or at least a low belly. These vessels were used to serve small quantities of liquids, such as lamp oil. In this particular case, the piece has a circular base from which a large globular body emerges. Two cylindrical structures, or two necks, emerge from the upper part of this body, flanking a small handle, the ends of which end in the neck of each of the stirrups. The entire piece is decorated with bands that follow one after the other in a rhythmic succession. These bands vary in their design, so that there are chain bands, others with geometric motifs, another that simulates waves, and others that are simpler and consist only of a dark-coloured line.
The piece comes from Magna Graecia, specifically from Daunia, a historical and geographical region of Apulia that was noted, during the period of Greek colonisation, for a production whose quality was comparable to that of Athens.
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Askos double; Daumia, Southern Italy, 5th century BC.
Ceramic.
It has material adhesions on the surfaces and traces of roots.
Provenance: English Collection, 1960s.
Size: 24 x 17 x 16 cm.
The askos is a type of Greek pottery characterised by having one or two necks with a spout, located on one or both sides, which can be used as handles. They generally have a flat or at least a low belly. These vessels were used to serve small quantities of liquids, such as lamp oil. In this particular case, the piece has a circular base from which a large globular body emerges. Two cylindrical structures, or two necks, emerge from the upper part of this body, flanking a small handle, the ends of which end in the neck of each of the stirrups. The entire piece is decorated with bands that follow one after the other in a rhythmic succession. These bands vary in their design, so that there are chain bands, others with geometric motifs, another that simulates waves, and others that are simpler and consist only of a dark-coloured line.
The piece comes from Magna Graecia, specifically from Daunia, a historical and geographical region of Apulia that was noted, during the period of Greek colonisation, for a production whose quality was comparable to that of Athens.
