Terracotta jug - image 1

Early Bronze Age I

Terracotta jug

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)

Date

2500 - 2300 BC

Accession No.

L.2000.12.3

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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