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Silver jug

7th century BCE

Not on view

Jugs of this type were popular in Cyprus from the end of the Geometric through the Archaic period, but only one silver example is known. In the Aegean area, comparable vases probably contained perfumed oil.
This is a unique example in silver of a popular shape for ceramic jugs. The ceramic vases circulated widely in the Aegean.

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Title: Silver jug

Period: Cypro-Archaic I

Date: 7th century BCE

Culture: Cypriot

Medium: Silver

Dimensions: H. 6 15/16 in. (17.7 cm)

Classification: Gold and Silver

Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76

Object Number: 74.51.4586

Chronology

The Eastern Mediterranean, 1000 B.C.-1 A.D.

Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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