Daunian bird askos
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AR3189
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Daunian bird askos
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| Material: |
Light brown clay with black and red-brown painting.
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| Period: |
550 BC to 450 BC. Subgeometric II, Italic Iron Age. |
| Description: |
Daunian askos with a voluminous body reminiscent of a bird. A double strap handle runs in a semicircle on the back, the underside of the vessel is flattened into a base. A spout is erected high and ends with a horizontal rim, on the other side of the askos is the "tail" of the bird. The entire vessel is painted with reddish brown and black paint. The decoration shows a geometric design with rhombuses and rectangular bands. It is certainly no coincidence that the askos was shaped and named like a wineskin. It was a popular vessel for serving the intoxicating drink throughout antiquity. This example must have served this purpose - meant for the living or the dead or both. It is quite attractive due to the beautiful painting and the bird shape. |
| Background: |
The Daunian poeple immigrated from Illyria and lived in the Apulia region. Iron Age Italy was a patchwork of different peoples with their own traditions and pottery styles. The manufacturing centers of Daunian ceramics were primarily Ordona and Canosa di Puglia. Production began around 700 BC with hand-shaped vessels, which were not yet inspired by the motifs of the Greeks. It was only later that the greek way of production on the wheel and the treasure of motifs was adopted. Daunian pottery corresponded to the Greek-Geometric style. Even when potters in Greece turned to the oriental style, the Daunians retained their geometric style and brought it to a late flowering. The vessel discussed here can be assigned to that late blossom, the so-called sub-geometric style.
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| Dimensions: |
18.3cm long. 12.8cm high.
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| Condition: |
Excellent condition. The body is well preserved including the original paintwork. Merely a few chips on the lip, and the tip on the back is partially missing. Label on the underside with the inscription "M 271".
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2021 on the British art market. Previously in the British Edwards family posession. Acquired before April 1983 by J. O. Edwards (1911-2000). A copy of an insurance appraisal of this object from April 5th, 1983 is available.
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| References: |
Cf. Museum der Westlausitz Kamenz, Sammlung Stiftung Ernst-Ulrich Walter, no. SW 1404.
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| Authenticity: |
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