Askos
MS2936
From: Italy | Etruria | Montebello a Tarquinia
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS2936 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Etruscan |
| Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Montebello a Tarquinia |
| Locus | Fossa Tomb 3, 4, 5 | Pit Grave 3, 4, 5 |
| Date Made | 4th century BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Superposed Color |
| Description | 8 fragments. Missing: handle, neck, and lip. Otherwise intact. Doorknob shaped body. Broad, thin ring foot. Exterior entirely glazed. Underside unglazed and painted red. On either side of top is a large floral design resembling a question mark, in pink, applied over the glaze. |
| Height | 4 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 8.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Francesco Mancinelli-Scotti; subscription of John Wanamaker, 1898 |
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