Geometric I
Terracotta vase in the form of an animal
The vase appears to be a variant of the askos, a bag-shaped flask with one spout and a handle over the top. While askoi often take the form of birds, the animal here appears to be a quadruped and is equipped with two spouts. H. 7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figure-vessel
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 1050 - 950 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
Accession No.
74.51.784
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 532, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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