A New Silver Shape of a Hellenistic Askos
A New Silver Shape of a Hellenistic Askos
Author(s): Athanasios SiderisSubject(s): Archaeology, Ancient World
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: Silverware; treasure; askos, toreutics; banded ware; monochrome ware; Thrace; Hellenistic period; Black Sea workshop; Chian standard.
Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses a relatively small wine container called an askos, which is part of a ‘treasure’ of silver vessels allegedly found in central Thrace. The askos is compared to several clay parallels excavated thus far exclusively in Thrace. These clay askoi occur in three different ceramic fabrics: banded ware, a fabric with painted floral and geometric motifs, and monochrome ware. Our silver exemplar is dated to the very end of the 4th century BC and attributed to a workshop most plausibly located in a Greek colony of the western Black Sea coast.
Journal: Studia Hercynia
- Issue Year: 26/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 92-101
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
