Model of an altar - image 1

Archaic II

Model of an altar

Model of an altar The votival tea with rectangular floor plan is framed by a pruning profile at the top and bottom, which consists of an all -round plastic egg bar.On the main side of the altar, a volute palm orgora ornament characteristic of Cyprus is shown in the slightly deepened upper half, which goes back to Phoenician role models.Bernhard-Walcher u.Collection catalogs of the KHM Vol. 2, Vienna: 1999 H. 5,8 cm, B. 6,4 cm, T. 5,5 cm

Date

650 - 500 BC

Accession No.

Antikensammlung, I 770

Collection

Vienna Museum

Provenance

  • Samson, James C., Dr., Legation Council, Vienna;1896 Legat;1901 adopted inventory