'You' Covered Ritual Wine Vessel in the Form of Two Addorsed Owls
14th-11th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 17.2 (with lid) x W. 15.0 x D. 13.9 cm (6 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.) Weight 1628.68 g
Provenance
[Yamanaka & Co., New York, April 22, 1941] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1941-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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