Miniature alabaster amphora (jar) - image 1

Classical

Miniature alabaster amphora (jar)

The handles are short, vertical lugs. The large mouth is articulated into two parts. H. 2 5/8 (6.7 cm); Diam. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)

Date

450 - 200 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5131

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1651, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 559, p. 398, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.