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.