Askos
This is an ancient Greek askos with a flat base, an off-centre neck, round lip and one handle. Vessels like this were used to store oil to fill oil lamps. This one was found at a cemetery so will have been used at a burial.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 36/1927/36
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Southern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Forbes, J de B, Rev
- Material
- pottery
- Common Name
- askos
- Simple Name
- vessel
