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This vase was probably made in Southern Italy and was used for pouring wine. Its functional shape is enhanced by the fact that it is modeled on a leather wineskin and by the relief decoration of ivy leaves and berries that symbolizes the power of Dionysus, the god of wine.
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Title: Terracotta askos (flask with a spout and handle over the top)
Period: Early Imperial, Augustan
Date: beginning of 1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Terracotta; lead-glazed ware
Dimensions: H. 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number: 17.194.885
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