Terracotta askos (vessel) in the form of a lion

Terracotta askos (vessel) in the form of a lion

Description:

Animal-shaped vase in the form of a lion with a spout and handle.


H. 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm); length 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm)

Period:

Late Bronze Age III

Date:

1200 - 1050 BC

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. XCV.819, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 524, p. 69, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.818a