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Terracotta jug, Early Bronze Age I Cypriot
Terracotta jug, Early Bronze Age I Cypriot, c. 2500–2300 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, L.2000.12.3.Open Access by the MET

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)

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Shape
Jug
Material
Clay
Period
Bronze AgeEarly Cypriot (Early Bronze Age)Early Cypriot I
Date
2500 - 2300 BC
Place of production
Cyprus

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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.

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
L.2000.12.3, Metropolitan Museum of Art

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