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The animal has been identified as a lion, which would have been known to the Cypriot artist only through representations, many of them undoubtedly Near Eastern. It is interesting that the body bears the same lozenge pattern as one of the figures on the amphora fragment 74.51.5861.
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Title: Fragment from the neck of a terracotta amphora (jar)
Period: Cypro-Geometric III
Date: 850–750 BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: 5 7/8 x 9 15/16 in. (15 x 25.3 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.5862
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