Terracotta zoomorphic askos (vessel)

Terracotta zoomorphic askos (vessel)

Description:

Fantastic vase with four feet, loop handle, spout, and serpent.


H. 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm)

Period:

Middle Bronze Age I

Date:

2000 - 1800 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

From Cyprus

References:

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 171, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.797