Classical
Terracotta jug
In the Cypro-Archaic II period (600-480 B.C.) Cypriot potters began to create large jugs with, on the shoulder, female figurines holding miniature jugs. The miniature jug served as a spout. The type of vase developed in the region on Marion, where many imported Greek vases have been found. The new type of pottery may have been created in order to compete with the imports. 10 15/16in. (27.8cm)
Date
475 - 400 BC
Accession No.
74.51.563
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 937, 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. 168, pp. 104-5, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Lightfoot, Christopher S. 2000. "The New Cypriot Galleries at The Metropolitan Museum of Art." Minerva, 11(3): p. 23, fig. 22.
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