An Attic red-figure duck askos
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An Attic red-figure duck askos
Late 5th Century B.C.
With fine detailing of dot and circle eyes and linear feathers, with palmettes at the top of the wings, 10.5cm length, 7cm high
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Provenance:
Private collection, London, acquired in the 1960s; by descent to the present owner.
This is a more finely preserved example than an askos in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc.no.41.162.185., of similar form with slightly differing decoration.
Late 5th Century B.C.
With fine detailing of dot and circle eyes and linear feathers, with palmettes at the top of the wings, 10.5cm length, 7cm high
Footnotes:
Provenance:
Private collection, London, acquired in the 1960s; by descent to the present owner.
This is a more finely preserved example than an askos in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc.no.41.162.185., of similar form with slightly differing decoration.
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An Attic red-figure duck askos
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