VesselsCypriot3rd millennium BCE

Flask

2100-1500 BCE

Description

Flattened sausage-shaped body with flat base. White slip with brown decoration. Neck and body have vertical and horizontal and zigzag lines. Body has 3 lugs down each side. Vertical string-hole handle.

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Cypriot

Period

Bronze Age, Middle

Century

3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

17.7 x 7.1 cm (6 15/16 x 2 13/16 in.)

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