
Archaic II
Terracotta jug
Jug with incised crescent ornament, of unpainted clay. 8 1/16in. (20.5cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Pottery vessel
- Shape
- Jug
- Decoration
- Incised
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 670 BC - 330 AD
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 980, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.398, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 980
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