Amphoriskos

Amphoriskos

Description:

Miniature wine amphora with pointed bottom, handle across lip, and horizontal bands.


H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)

Period:

Geometric III

Date:

850 - 750 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

From Cyprus

References:

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 856, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.624