Etruscan Terracotta Askos in the Form of a Bird in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, November 2010

Title: Terracotta askos (flask) in the form of a jackdaw

Medium; Technique: Terracotta; black-glaze

Culture: Etruscan

Period: Late Classical

Date: 4th century B.C.

Dimensions: H. 6 7/16 in. (16.4 cm) length 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm)

Classification: Vases

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1965

Accession Number: 65.11.13

Description:

The askos in the form of a jackdaw (Corvus monedula), a Eurasian bird similar to a small crow, is the only one known. It is adorned with a protective bulla (amulet) necklace of the type usually worn by Etruscan children and must represent someone's favorite pet.


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