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Askos in the Shape of a Recumbent Boar
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Askos (pouring vessel) in the shape of a recumbent boar; opening for filling equipped with strainer on proper right shoulder, tube-like spout on right hindquarters; double-string handle on back. Remains of dark paint in ears, traces of red in left angle of snout; heavy incrustation with traces of rust.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
From the collection of Lilian and Benjamin Hertzberg.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Benjamin and Lilian Hertzberg
Title: Askos in the Shape of a Recumbent Boar
Description:
Askos (pouring vessel) in the shape of a recumbent boar; opening for filling equipped with strainer on proper right shoulder, tube-like spout on right hindquarters; double-string handle on back.
Remains of dark paint in ears, traces of red in left angle of snout; heavy incrustation with traces of rust.
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