Geometric I
Terracotta goblet
The shape, with an articulated stem, came to Cyprus from the Aegean and lasted only through the Geometric period. H. 5 in. (12.7 cm) diameter 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Pottery vessel
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 1050 - 950 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
Collection
Provenance
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 516, 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. 128, pp. 80-81, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1261, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 516
- Karageorghis 2000, no. 128
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