IDNO

T.153322.RPT


Description

Documentary photography of an askos of a Nubian man's head with naturalistic facial features, braided hair and is varnished black. The ceramic askos (a recipient for liquids with a handle and spouts for pouring) has a spout in the upper part of the head and the remains of an upright handle on the back.
The vessel, dated to the Greek period, has been photographed on a marble surface in the Palermo Museum. [JD 28/02/2023]


Place

S Europe; Italy; Sicily; Palermo [Sicilia]


Cultural Affliation


Named Person


Photographer

Poignant, Axel


Collector / Expedition


Date

1957 - 1958


Collection Name

Poignant Collection


Source

Poignant, Roslyn


Format

Colour Transparency


Primary Documentation


Other Information

T.153308.RPT - T.153754.RPT were located in the drawer file of transparency sheets, numbered C1038/.

T.153316.RPT - T.153333.RPT were located in a transparency sheet, numbered C1038/2.


FM:293176

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