Boeotian askos in form of an Afro-Hellenic boy, possibly a slave

Details

• Title

  Boeotian askos in form of an Afro-Hellenic boy, possibly a slave

• Associated place

  Europe › Greece › Central Greece › Boeotia › Thebes (find spot)

• Date

  4th century BC (400 - 301 BC)

• Material and technique

  ceramic

• Object type

  container › oil-container › perfume bottle › unguent jar › askos

• Dimensions

  8.4 cm (length)
  7 cm (height)
  2.8 cm (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1922.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 16 | The Greek World

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1922.205

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