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78 - PLASTIC VASE. DUCK.
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PLASTIC VASE. DUCK. The body in the shape of a duck, the neck with a three-lobed mouthpiece and the base molded base. Terracotta with traces of white slip. H. 18.5 x L. 14 cm Canosa workshop, 4th century B.C. Provenance Monnaies d'Antan J. Grall private collection, France, acquired in France in October 2012 A Canosan plastic oenochoe in the shape of a duck. The hollow body of the bird rests on a tall, bell-shaped flaring base with a rim. The neck of the vase, with a delicate trefoil lip and a high arching handle is attached to the back of the duck. Buff fine clay of the vessel is painted with a thin coat of white gesso. Made for funerary purposes, given the impracticality of pouring liquids out of the vase. 4th century BCE.
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