Jug, Classical Cypriot anthropomorphic vessel — Jug, Classical Cypriot, c. 480–400 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.572.Open Access by the MET

Classical

Jug

"Woman-and-pitcher" vase, the woman a fully moulded statuette; no decoration. 14in. (35.6cm)

Classification

Object type: Terracotta figure-vessel
Shape: Special and ritual vesselsAnthropomorphic vessel
Decoration: Undecorated
Material: Clay
Period: Iron AgeCypro-ClassicalCypro-Classical I
Date: 480 - 400 BC
Place of production: probablyCyprus

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Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

From Cyprus

References

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 942, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Identifiers

Accession no.: 74.51.572, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues: Myres 1914, no. 942

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