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Terracotta askos (flask with a spout and handle over the top) in the form of a bird

Terracotta askos (flask with a spout and handle over the top) in the form of a bird

Orientalising 750–600 BCE
Askos in the form of a bird. Cypriot. Cypro-Archaic I. Classification: Vases. Credit: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76. Gallery 171.
Technique
Orientalising
Period
Cypro-Archaic I
Date
750–600 BCE
Culture
Cypriot
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession Number
74.51.843
Image Source
met_cc0
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