Terracotta miniature amphora

Terracotta miniature amphora

Description:

Miniature vases such as these were placed as offerings in Cypriot tombs of the Geometric period. The shapes and decoration are small-scale versions of full-size vessels, and provide insights into the lives and funerary practices of non-elite segments of the population eight century B.C. Cyprus.


H. 7 cm x D. 6.5 cm (across handles)

Period:

Geometric III

Date:

800 - 701 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

[Until 1971, with Nicolas Koutoulakis, Paris]; acquired in 1971, purchased by Nanette B. Kelekian from N. Koutoulakis; 1971-2020, collection of Nanette B. Kelekian, New York.

References:

Accession Number:

2021.40.62