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This vase is made of a stone not found in Cyprus, although the bil-bil shape is a native type. It may have been carved in imported stone by Cypriot artists, or made in Egypt or Syria where terracotta Base Ring Ware jugs were exported in great numbers and copied in stone.
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Title: Alabaster jug
Period: Late Cypriot II
Date: ca. 1450–1200 BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Calcite (alabaster)
Dimensions: WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 5 13/16 in., 1 lb. (14.8 cm, 0.5 kg)
Classification: Miscellaneous-Stone Vases
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.5111
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