The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Terracotta jug

Terracotta jug

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Terracotta jug

Period:: Middle Minoan IIB
Date:: ca. 1800–1750 B.C.
Culture:: Minoan
Medium:: Terracotta; Coarse painted ware
Dimensions:: H. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm)
Classification:: Vases
Credit Line:: Gift of Mrs. Carl W. Blegen, 1924
Accession Number:: 24.151.1

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 171

Description

Numerous examples of this type of jug have been found in the old palace at Phaistos, and their production has been linked to a workshop there.
Provenance

From Agia Triada, Crete
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What
Clay (23,658)

Vessels (21,925)

Vases (8,895)

Terracotta (8,374)

Jugs (1,686)
Where
Europe (150,115)

Greece (6,289)

Aegean Islands (972)

Cyclades (875)

Minoa (809)
When
2000-1000 B.C. (18,742)
In the Museum
Greek and Roman Art (17,330)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Southern Europe, 2000–1000 B.C.

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