Terracotta vase in the shape of a leather bag - image 1

Early Bronze Age I

Terracotta vase in the shape of a leather bag

The exuberant shapes and decoration of most Red Polished pottery are quite impractical for domestic purposes and were specifically intended for use as grave goods. H. 8 in. (20.3 cm)

Date

2500 - 1900 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1302

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

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. XCVI.820, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 44, 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. 19, p. 28, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.