Terracotta vase in the form of a lobster claw, Classical, ca. 460 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. (7 x 7.3 cm), Vases, Donkey; keras (drinking horn). Because so many aspects of Greek life depended on the sea, a vase in the shape of a lobster claw is not surprising. It is, however, exceptional and may be a variant of the askos—a bag-shaped oil container provided with a vertical mouth and strap handle
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Terracotta vase, form, lobster claw, Classical, ca, 460 B.C, Greek, Attic, Terracotta, red-figure, Overall, 2 3/4 x 2 7/8, 7 7.3 cm, Vases, Donkey, keras, drinking horn, aspects, Greek life depended, sea, vase, shape, surprising, exceptional, variant, askos— bag-shaped, oil, container, provided, vertical mouth, strap handle
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