Terracotta askos (flask with spout and handle over the top) - image 1

Late Bronze Age III

Terracotta askos (flask with spout and handle over the top)

The rather deep cylindrical body is provided with a bird's head, neck, and tail. H. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm)

Date

1200 - 1050 BC

Accession No.

74.51.829

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 411, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.