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Terracotta bird-shaped vase

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Terracotta bird-shaped vase

Period:: Cypro-Geometric III
Date:: ca. 850–750 B.C.
Culture:: Cypriot
Medium:: Terracotta
Dimensions:: H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Classification:: Vases
Credit Line:: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number:: 74.51.813

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 174

References

Karageorghis, Vassos. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus. The Cesnola Collection. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 139, pp. 86-87.
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