Terracotta straight-sided cup

ca. 1800–1700 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
Decorated with a rosette and bands in white and orange.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta straight-sided cup
  • Period: Middle Minoan IIB-IIIA
  • Date: ca. 1800–1700 BCE
  • Culture: Minoan
  • Medium: Terracotta; Kamares ware
  • Dimensions: H. as restored 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.)
    Diameter as restored 2 3/4 in. (7 cm.)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, by exchange, 1911
  • Object Number: 11.186.28
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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