Terracotta amphora (jar) - image 1

Geometric I

Terracotta amphora (jar)

The dark slip and the vertical grooves may reflect the influence of metal vases. H. 9 15/16 in. (25.3 cm)

Date

1050 - 950 BC

Accession No.

74.51.638

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 463, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.