Askos in the shape of a Dog

CultureGreek (Apulian)
Titles
  • Askos in the shape of a Dog
Date320–290 BC
PlaceItaly
MediumTerracotta
Dimensions4 3/8 × 6 × 2 1/2 in. (11.1 × 15.2 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Isabel B. Wilson
Object number2010.1847
Not on view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
ProvenanceLeo Mildenberg (1913–2001), Zurich, before 1981–2004; [Christie's, London, October 26, 2004, lot 84]; purchased by Isabel B. Wilson (1931–2012), Houston, 2004–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"M148" on the underside

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