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Terracotta askos in the shape of a water bird, Late Bronze Age III Cypriot zoomorphic vessel, White Painted Wheelmade ware
Terracotta askos in the shape of a water bird, Late Bronze Age III Cypriot, White Painted Wheelmade ware, c. 1100–1001 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.6719.Open Access by the MET

Late Bronze Age III

Terracotta askos in the shape of a water bird

White Painted ware vessel in the shape of a water bird with course, distinctive fabric. 4 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 6 1/4 in., 5.114oz. (11.4 × 7 × 15.9 cm, 145g)

Classification

Object type
Terracotta figure-vessel
Ware
White Painted Wheelmade ware
Shape
Special and ritual vesselsZoomorphic vessel
Decoration
Painted
Motif
Bird
Material
Clay
Period
Bronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)Late Cypriot III
Date
1100 - 1001 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus

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Accession No.

74.51.6719

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