A Daunian double-spouted pottery askos
Circa 3rd Century B.C.
The double ribbed handle arched between the two spouts, each spout with a red interior, each with a perforated strainer, one at the mouth, one at the base of the neck, the body decorated in umber with a dolphin beneath the handle, rows of scrolls, chain, and ovolo motifs, a dotted wavy line, a band of vine leaves and other geometric motifs, plant motifs near the base, the underside with double-line cross, traces of pink pigment, 23cm high注脚Provenance:
Private collection, USA.
with Petit Musée, Montreal, 1994.