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Terracotta krater, Late Bronze Age III Cypriot, White Painted Wheelmade III
Terracotta krater, Late Bronze Age III Cypriot, White Painted Wheelmade III, c. 1150–1100 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.429.Open Access by the MET

Late Bronze Age III

Terracotta krater

The shape and decoration of this krater are derived from Aegean models of the Mycenaean IIIC:1b period. Manufacture in Cyprus of this type of pottery may be associated with the settlement of Achaeans from the Aegean at this time. The two zones between the handles were painted over in black, which gives the false impression of bichrome decoration. H. 8 7/16 in. (21.5 cm) diameter 12 1/16 in. (30.7 cm)

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
White Painted Wheelmade wareWhite Painted Wheelmade III
Shape
Krater
Material
Clay
Period
Bronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)Late Cypriot III
Date
1150 - 1100 BC
Place of production
Cyprus
Findspot
Idalion

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Provenance

  • Said to be from Idalion

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
74.51.429, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues
  • Myres 1914, no. 435
  • Karageorghis 2000, no. 72

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  • Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3328. Public domain (CC0).

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