Agora Object: P 5562
Inventory Number:   P 5562
Section Number:   Γ 1153
Title:   Red Figure Askos Fragments
Category:   Pottery
Description:   Low-type askos with swelling convex top. Flat bottom, very slightly projecting. The back attachment for the horizontal handle preserved on b). On a reserved ground line, a boar, walking right, front part on fragment a), his hind feet on b). Fragment c) is a small piece from the lower part of the body of the pot, with part of the ground line only.
Brown inner drawing, for the bristles of the boar's mane, his ribs, and details on his snout. Fine relief contours. Careful work. Inside, brown glaze. The bottom reserved, colored pink.
Cf. for the shape contrast later examples: P 1856, P 5330, P 3797.
Context:   Red fill over bedrock.
Negatives:   Leica, I-81
Dimensions:   Max. Dim. a) 0.06, b) 0.055, c) 0.026; P.H. a) 0.026
Date:   11 May 1935
Section:   Γ
Grid:   Γ:110/ΙΒ
Period:   Greek
Bibliography:   ARV2, p. 777, 2.
    Agora XXX, no. 1149, pl. 109.
    Paralip., pp. 2131-2132.
Is Similar To:   Agora:Object:P 1856
    Agora:Object:P 5330
    Agora:Object:P 3797
References:   Publication: Agora XXX
Publication Pages (5)
Image: 2012.50.0082 (I-81)
Image: 2000.01.0109 (Leica P 5562)
Object: Agora XXX, no. 1149
Card: P 5562
Card: P 5562