Terracotta lentoid flask
A sign that may be in the undeciphered Cypro-Minoan script was engraved near the base of the handle before firing. There is little evidence for direct contact between Crete and Cyprus when the syllabic script Cypro-Minoan was first adopted around 1500 B.C. The transference of Minoan script to Cyprus from Crete probably occurred at a site on the coast of Syria, where both Cypriots and Minoans had active commercial relations.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta lentoid flask
- Period: Late Cypriot
- Date: ca. 1600–1050 BCE
- Culture: Cypriot
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: H. 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.1312
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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