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Hearst Museum object titled Askos, accession number 8-263, described as Askos; Legless, globular, “duck” shaped body; open, tubular side spout; stag head, with flat face, conical nose; antlers in front of top opening; high basket handle from rim to back; rounded knob-like tail; three button-like bosses. Incised linear decoration on body and handle consists of short, parallel slanting strokes & groups of three dots. Tip broken and missing from left antler, most of right antler missing, surface abrasion.

Hearst Museum object titled Askos, accession number 8-264, described as Askos: “Duck”-shaped vessel with pedestal foot, slotted front and rear; oval body, broad back, short cylindrical neck with cut-away spout; slightly curved handle from rim to back; goiter-like projection at front of neck base. Incised linear decoration all over body, on neck, and handle; of parallel lines, strokes and zig-zags. Tip of spout broken and missing, tail broken, part missing, horizontal crack on rim right side. Surface abrasion. Preserved.

Hearst Museum object titled Balsamary, accession number 8-1864, described as Corinthian or East Greek (?) balsam flask. Description from Matteucig (1951): Plastic vase; height: 8.5 cm (see Matteucig's plate XIX, 14). Italo-Corinthian. Clay pale buff; cream slip; dark brown dots all over the surface, except on the head of the baby monkey, which is violet. Vase in the shape of a monkey (head missing) sitting and holding baby. Feet of mother monkey also broken off. Cf. Albizzati, Pl. IX, 123; C.W.A., Louvre, fasc. 8, III C, c,pl. 7, no. 10.

Hearst Museum object titled Balsamary, accession number 8-1865, described as Etrusco-Corinthian balsam flask, shape of a deer. Description from Matteucig (1951): x35. Plastic vase (8/1865); height: 5.2 cm; Length, 8.5 cm; (see Matteucig's plate XIX, 15). Italo-Corinthian. Clay pale cream; cream slip; brown paint. Vase in the form of a lodged deer; the head, which must have served as a plug to the vase, is missing. Brown dots all over the surface. Cf. Mon. Ant., XXXIV, 1931–1932, col. 361, fig. 28, from Populonia; also, op. cit., Pl. XV, 16; Not. Sc., 1924, Pl. X, a; Not. Sc., 1934, p. 364, fig. 18, from Populonia; Albizzati, Pl. IX, 116; Mingazzini, Pl. XXX, 4; C.W.A., Sèvres, fasc. 1, pl. 14; no. 21; C.V.A., Louvre, fasc. 8, III C, c, pl. 6, nos. 13, 16; C. V.A., Copenhagen, fasc. 2, pl. 81, no. 12; C.W.A., Scheurleer, fasc. 1, III C, pl. 1, no. 8.

Hearst Museum object titled Broken dish, accession number 6-4331, described as Pottery: duck-shaped dish, head broken off; length 12cm., height 5cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Bull figurine, accession number 8-261, described as Figurine (Bull), Fat globular body with wide tubular mouth opening; pierced holes for eyes and nostrils, two horns (one broken off); four legs with knees, hocks and cloven hoof indicated. Tail an extension of ridge along back, ridge has one lug hole; male sex indicated. Incised linear decoration flanking ridge and around neck.

Hearst Museum object titled Dish, accession number 6-3217, described as Pottery: small dish with one curved handle length 12 cm, width cm, height 6 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Dish, accession number 6-3218, described as Dish with Handle

Hearst Museum object titled Head flask, accession number 8-300, described as Head Flask; (Roman Red-glazed), Vase in form of bust. Neck and mouth piece abovve head, vertical handle at back, rounded and unmodeled; front masklike, base flat. Incised linear pattern on neck. and around head. Head has fleshy face, big nose, thick lips, large eyes, strand of hair at either side, roll over brow with two knobs. Wide triangular area from below chin to botom, incl. front part of base restored. Chip missing from handle H 15.5cm; Rim D. 3.2 cm Max Base D 10 cm