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Title: Terracotta ring-kernos (offering vase)
Period: Cypro-Geometric I
Date: ca. 1050–950 BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.659
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