Terracotta straight-sided cup

Minoan

ca. 1800–1700 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Decorated with a rosette and bands in white and orange.

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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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