Terracotta askos (vessel) in the form of a bird or turtle

Terracotta askos (vessel) in the form of a bird or turtle

Description:

Fantastic vase with two handles, fish-shaped body, bird-like head, and two feet.


H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm) length 8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm)

Period:

Late Bronze Age II

Date:

1450 - 1200 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

From Cyprus

References:

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 332, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 65, p. 43, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.789