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askos
[ as-kos ]
noun
- an oil or wine jar, characterized by an ellipsoidal body and a short, flanged spout from which a thin handle extends in an arc to join the back of the jar.
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of askos1
Example Sentences
Italian and U.S. investigators determined that Paulson owned three frescoes excavated from a villa in Boscoreale - about a mile north of Pompeii - and a fourth century askos.
The fourth century askos, a small dog-shaped statue, also was recovered from Madeline Pickens.
Etruscan askos, or statue, were returned in February to the Italian government.
The frescoes and askos were among 19 repatriated items, including a 17th century cannon, fifth century Greek pottery, and a marble sarcophagus lid of Sleeping Ariadne.
As for the Pompeii artifacts, agents recovered the three frescoes from AD 63-79 and an askos, or pottery vessel, dating to the 4th century BC.
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