Terracotta vessel

ca. 1600 BCE

Not on view

Tell-el-Yahudieh ware found on Cyprus was imported from Egypt. The ware receives its name from the site in the Nile Delta where it was first recorded. Fish-shaped vases are rarely found on Cyprus.

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Title: Terracotta vessel
Period: Late Bronze Age
Date: ca. 1600 BCE
Culture: Egyptian
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.1230
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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