Campanian Askos

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This is a 3D model of an ancient Campanian Askos, a pottery vessel dating back around 4th Century BC, from the collection of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences. The Greek word 'Askos' refers to animal-skin bags that were used for carrying wine. This Askos was painted black with original fingerprint marks around its rim. One of ten Museum objects scanned in 3D for Hack the Collection, a public program during the 2014 Sydney Design Festival, which matched ten contemporary Sydney designers with ten objects from the Museum's collection. Designers spent two intense days in the Festival FabLab creatively manipulating 3D object files to design their own hacked interpretations on full view of an enthusiastic crowd. At the end of the weekend, the designers' remixed objects were 3D printed on MakerBots and displayed alongside their original counterparts. We see our collection as raw assets for inspiration. We encourage you to download and remix our collection as you take it in new directions. We'd love to hear about the new forms and uses you find for our objects – drop us a line to show off your work!