Archaic I
Askos in the form of a bird
3 5/8in. (9.2cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figure-vessel
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 750 - 600 BC
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 533, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.818, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 533
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