{"product_id":"cycladic-duck-shaped-askos-copy","title":"Cycladic Duck Shaped Askos","description":"\u003cp\u003eMinimalistic Duck-Shaped Askos, Phylakopi I Culture, Early Cycladic III, ca. 2300–2000 BCE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on an Early Cycladic vessel from Phylakopi I on Melos, this hand-built duck-shaped \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003easkos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e combines sculptural simplicity with refined prehistoric decoration. Its compact rounded body, lateral spout and small loop handle form a distinctive vessel type associated with the Cycladic Early Bronze Age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBird-shaped vessels were among the characteristic ceramic forms of the Bronze Age Aegean, and related Cycladic pottery was circulated beyond the islands, including to Crete. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original prototype is housed in the British Museum (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Pottery “duck vase” (“askos”), from Milos, Phylakopi I culture. Cycladic Early Bronze Age, EC III, 2300 – 2000 BC, British Museum GR 1865.12-14.39 BM Cat Vases A330\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britishmuseum.org\/collection\/object\/G_1865-1214-39\"\u003eGR 1865.12-14.39 BM Cat Vases A330\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe surface is decorated with hand-incised spirals and geometric motifs inspired by Early Cycladic pottery, filled with white kaolin paste. The matt surface was produced in two versions, either deep black or unevenly fired with reddish and dark clouded tones, both providing a strong contrast with the white-filled incisions and recalling the appearance of prehistoric burnished ceramics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions H: 15cm, max D: 17 cm, max L : 21,5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Attic Black","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":55076764713301,"sku":"EXC-PREH-31a","price":215.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Unevenly fired - reddish and dark tones","offer_id":55076764746069,"sku":"EXC-PREH-31b","price":215.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7790\/6893\/files\/EXC-PREH-31_12.jpg?v=1788871959","url":"https:\/\/theatticblackshop.com\/products\/cycladic-duck-shaped-askos-copy","provider":"Attic Black","version":"1.0","type":"link"}