Terracotta jug
Description: | At the beginning of the Early Bronze Age, a major catastrophe in Anatolia caused the settlement on the island of refugees who brought with them new cultural ideas. The pottery of this period, also known as the Philia cultural phase after the site where it was first discovered, is very similar to that of Anatolia. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm) Diameter: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) |
Period: | Early Bronze Age I |
Date: | 2500 - 2300 BC |
Collection: | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Provenance: | From Philia, Cyprus 1934, excavated at the site of Philia; 1934-present, collection of the Cyprus Museum, Nicosia, Republic of Cyprus; 2000-present, on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
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Accession Number: | L.2000.12.3 |