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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.
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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
Accession Number: 18.82.2
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