Archaic I

Terracotta jug

The jug is decorated with a Black African wearing a tunic and carrying two spears. H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)

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References

Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1885. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 1. pl. CXXIX.962, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 762, 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. 150, p. 94, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos. 2006. Aspects of Everyday Life in Cyprus: Iconographic Representations. no. 191, p. 197, Nicosia: Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis.

Accession no.: 74.51.532, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues: Myres 1914, no. 762
Karageorghis 2000, no. 150
Karageorghis 2006, no. 191

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