PLASTIC VASE. DUCK. Body in the shape of a duck, neck with three-lobed mouth and moulded moulded base. Terracotta with traces of white slip. H. 18.5 x W. 14 cm Canosa workshop, 4th century BC Provenance Monnaies d'Antan J. Grall private collection, France, acquired in France in October 2012 A Canosan plastic oenochoe in the shape of a duck. The hollow body of the bird rests on a tall, bell-shaped flaring base with a rim. The neck of the vase, with a delicate trefoil lip and a high arching handle is attached to the back of the duck. Buff fine clay of the vessel is painted with a thin coat of white gesso. Made for funerary purposes, given the impracticality of pouring liquids out of the vase. 4th century BCE.