Archaic II

Terracotta model of a ship

Terracotta ship models from Cyprus are known from the early second millennium B.C. The quality of models and representations of the Archaic period may have been prompted by the intense and far-flung maritime activity of the Phoenicians. H. 3 5/8 in. (9.19 cm)

Date

599 - 500 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1750

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

References

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