Terracotta vase in the form of an animal

Terracotta vase in the form of an animal

Description:

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)

Period:

Geometric I

Date:

1050 - 950 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Accession Number:

74.51.784