Late Bronze Age III
Terracotta rhyton (libation vessel) in the form of a horse
The origin of the horse-shaped rhyton (libation vessel) may be Aegean. H. 8 15/16 in. (22.7 cm)
Date
1200 - 1050 BC
Accession No.
74.51.787
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 525, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 74, p. 54, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hemingway, Seán, Nicole Stribling, Dr. John H. Oakley, Carol Mattusch, and Seth D. Pevnick. 2017. The Horse in Ancient Greek Art, Mr. Peter J. Schertz, ed. p. 13, fig. 11, Virginia: National Sporting Library & Museum.