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Askos, 320-300 BC. On the handle and both sides of the neck of the vessel, three figures: a woman, possibly the image of the deceased, is a Hellenistic terracotta. The two winged and naked female figurines may correspond to Eros or Aphrodite, leaning on a pillar, with her hand on her hip and one leg crossed in front of the other. On the front and on the two sides of the vessel three gorgoneion, frontal masks of the Gorgon Medusa. Height: 68.6 cm, width: 42 cm, depth: 48 cm. From Canosa di Puglia, Italy. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

Askos, 320-300 BC. On the handle and both sides of the neck of the vessel, three figures: a woman, possibly the image of the deceased, is a Hellenistic terracotta. The two winged and naked female figurines may correspond to Eros or Aphrodite, leaning on a pillar, with her hand on her hip and one leg crossed in front of the other. On the front and on the two sides of the vessel three gorgoneion, frontal masks of the Gorgon Medusa. Height: 68.6 cm, width: 42 cm, depth: 48 cm. From Canosa di Puglia, Italy. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.
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Askos, 320-300 BC. On the handle and both sides of the neck of the vessel, three figures: a woman, possibly the image of the deceased, is a Hellenistic terracotta. The two winged and naked female figurines may correspond to Eros or Aphrodite, leaning on a pillar, with her hand on her hip and one leg crossed in front of the other. On the front and on the two sides of the vessel three gorgoneion, frontal masks of the Gorgon Medusa. Height: 68.6 cm, width: 42 cm, depth: 48 cm. From Canosa di Puglia, Italy. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.
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