Terracotta askos (flask) in the form of a rooster, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta, H. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm), Vases, The Etruscans produced numerous askoi in the shape of ducks, but askoi in the shape of other birds are quite rare. Only one other rooster-shaped example is known, almost identical to this one. The askos in the form of a jackdaw (Corvus monedula), a Eurasian bird similar to a small crow, is the only one known
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