Early Bronze Age I
Terracotta askos (vessel) in the form of an animal
Clay vessels in the form of animals are a distinctive and characteristic feature of Cypriot art throughout the Bronze Age. H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Date
2500 - 1900 BC
Accession No.
74.51.800
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 47, 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. 21, p. 28, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.