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Askos

Askos

200–1 BCE
Location: 102C Greek

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The knob on the lid connects to a hidden disk to control the flow of liquid.

Description

This miniature vessel was carved from a single piece of banded agate, polished to a shine, and embellished with a gold lid and gold details on the base. Inside the ring of gold at the base is a trio of gold papyrus stalks, a likely reference to Egypt. In shape, it resembles an ancient wineskin, or askos, though its small size suggests use for luxury perfumes or oils. A tiny crab, likely once inlaid with a precious material, has been carved behind the handle.
  • “Year in Review for 1964.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 51, no. 10 (1964): 236–66. Reproduced p. 238, Fig. 64, Mentioned p. 264. www.jstor.org
    Cooney, John D. “A Perfume Flask from Antiquity.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 52, no. 2 (1965) pp.45–46 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 23 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 23 archive.org
    Bühler, Hans-Peter. Antike Gefässe aus Edelsteinen. Mainz, 1973. p. 48, no. 22, pl. 9 (four views);
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 25 archive.org
    Kozloff, Arielle P. “Egyptian Stone Vessels in Cleveland.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 73, no. 8 (1986): 327–39. Fig. 34 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991. Reproduced: p. 13 archive.org
    Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 484-5
    Lapatin, Kenneth D. S. Luxus: The Sumptuous Arts of Greece and Rome. 2015. pl. 118, pp. 149, 255.
    Picón, Carlos A., and Seán A. Hemingway. Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World. 2016. p. 260, cat. 203
  • Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (April 18-July 17, 2016).
    Year in Review (1964). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1964-January 31, 1965).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1964.92