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Miniature alabaster amphora (jar), Classical Cypriot
Miniature alabaster amphora (jar), Classical Cypriot, c. 450–200 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.5129.Open Access by the MET

Classical

Miniature alabaster amphora (jar)

With long neck and two small handles. H. 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm)

Classification

Object type
Stone vessel
Shape
JarAmphora
Material
StoneCalcite (alabaster)
Period
Hellenistic and RomanHellenistic
Date
450 - 200 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus

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Accession No.

74.51.5129

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1654, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 557, p. 397, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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