Chalcolithic
Terracotta bowl
During the latter part of the Neolithic period, the Cypriots started making containers of baked clay often decorated with abstract patterns in red on a light slip. Red-on-White Ware became the predominant pottery made on the island in the following Chalcolithic period. H. 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm) diameter 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Date
3900 - 2500 BC
Accession No.
L.2000.12.2
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Kissonerga, Cyprus 1984, excavated in Kissonerga; 1984-present, collection of the Cyprus Museum, Nicosia, Republic of Cyprus; 2000-present, on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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