Terracotta flask
Originally introduced from the Levant, this type of pottery became very popular in Cyprus. The finely made Cypriot wares were widely exported and copied in Aegean centers. General Cesnola presented the vase to Mrs. John Taylor Johnston, wife of the Museum's first president and mother of Mrs. de Forest.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta flask
- Period: Cypro-Geometric III
- Date: ca. 850–750 BCE
- Culture: Cypriot
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1918
- Object Number: 18.82.2
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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