
Geometric II
Terracotta plate with horned handles
Overall: 1 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (4.5 x 21.6 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Pottery vessel
- Shape
- Dish and plate
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 950 - 850 BC
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 560, p. 72, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.989, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 560
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