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© Museu Comarcal de l'Urgell-Tàrrega
Omeka ID 1213
Molí d’Espígol
Protohistory and Iberian world

Nubian head

MCUT 3125

Object type
askos
Production date
-250 / -200
Fabric
indeterminate black varnish
Museum
Museu Comarcal de l'Urgell-Tàrrega
Culture
Protohistory and Iberian world
Discovery location
Molí d’Espígol
Materials
pottery
Township
Tornabous (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Lleida, Urgell)
Technique
moulding
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
70 x 66 mm
Description
Black varnished askos in the form of a Nubian head, with a flat base, probably produced in Sicily. The representation of facial features is naturalistic, with lips over-painted in maroon and white teeth, braided hair held with a headband. It has a spout at the top of the head and the presence of a vertical handle can be sensed on the back. The askoi were small bottles designed to contain valuable liquids, powders or ointments. The fact of appearing in elaborate forms and decorations, the head of a Nubian in this case, should be related to the exceptional or exotic liquid or substance it contained, which the external appearance of the vessel intended to emphasize; perhaps it was even connected with the origin or source of the product. This piece was found in Street 7 in the Iberian city of Molino de Espliego, in the final abandonment level in the settlement around 200 BC.

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