Early Bronze Age II
Askos
Bronze Age askos type vessel with anthropomorphic horse riders attached on either end, with two handles
Classification
- Object type
- Pottery vessel
- Motifs
- Horse, Human figure
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 2200 - 1500 BC
Collection
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