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Greek, South Italian, Campanian
The vase is in the shape of an astragal, the knucklebone usually of a sheep or goat. Such objects occur with some frequency in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. Astragals mainly of bone and glass were used in a game comparable to jacks. As vases, they occur in several forms and may have had a connotation of chance or luck.
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Title: Terracotta askos (flask with a spout and handle over the top)
Period: Classical
Date: 4th century BCE
Culture: Greek, South Italian, Campanian
Medium: Terracotta; black-glaze
Dimensions: H. 7.19 cm. Length 8.61 cm.
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1941
Object Number: 41.162.47
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