Geometric III

Bronze bowl with handles terminating in lotuses

Although the lotus motif came from the East, bronze bowls or basins with lotiform handles seem to have been a Cypriot invention that flourished from the Geometric into the Archaic period. Such large examples are rare. Smaller bowls are more common and exist also in terracotta. Moreover, they were exported to the Levant, the Aegean region, and Italy. H. 5 7/8 in. (15 cm) H. with handles 10 5/8 in. (27 cm) diameter 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm)

Classification

Object type: Metal vessel
Shape: Bowl
Motif: Lotus
Material: MetalCopper and bronze
Period: Iron AgeCypro-GeometricCypro-Geometric III
Date: 850 - 750 BC
Place of production: Cyprus

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Accession No.

74.51.5673

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

References

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