Terracotta ring-kernos (offering vase)
The kernos is a vase for offerings that consists of several small receptacles generally arranged in a circle. Well documented in the Greek world during the Bronze Age (ca. 3000–1200 B.C.), this example represents a late survival. The ring supports five vases of different shapes and a lyre-playing man. The figure suggests that the kernos was used in a banquet.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta ring-kernos (offering vase)
- Period: Cypro-Geometric III
- Date: ca. 850–750 BCE
- Culture: Cypriot
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
diameter 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.660
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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