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LOT 0074
Daunian Terracotta Askos Bird-Shaped Flask
CIRCA 400-350 B.C.
4 1/4 in. (193 grams, 11 cm).
With squat bdy on a small disc foot, broad filler hole with flange rim and small stub spout, flat-section loop above; painted with bands of radiating hatching, segments and other designs.
Provenance
From an old German collection.
Acquired in Brussels from Alara Gallery, 1994.
Private collection, London, UK.
Literature
Cf. less elaborate example in the British Museum under accession no.1856,1226.140.
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