VesselsCypriot8th-5th century BCE

Bowl with Inscription in Cypriot Syllabic Script

8th-early 5th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Cast and hammered

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Cypriot

Period

Cypro-Geometric period

Century

8th-5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

4.5 x 10.6 x 0.1 cm (1 3/4 x 4 3/16 x 1/16 in.)

Provenance

German private collection (by 1991). [Frank L. Kovacs, San Rafael, CA, sold]; to the Harvard University Art Museums.

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