Middle Bronze Age III
Form of a bird
Form of a bird of the Asko, the replica of a leather hose or bag in tone, has a long tradition known in different form variants.This vessel is reminiscent of vases in the form of birds (cf. Inv.-No. IV 3867).The small cast vessel corresponds to a popular type of White Painted Ware III-V String Hole Style, which is occupied by numerous grave finds.Bernhard-Walcher u.Collection catalogs of the KHM Vol. 2, Vienna: 1999 H. 8,6 cm, L. 10,3 cm
Date
1800 - 1625 BC
Accession No.
Antikensammlung, IV 3868
Collection
Vienna Museum
Provenance
- Oestr.Museum Vienna (without indication of origin);1940 takeover;1941 inventorized
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