COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.74.51.795
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MMA_.74.51.795
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
Zoomorphic vases like this one are known as askoi. The animal represented is most likely a native species of deer, bones of which have been found at prehistoric sites throughout Cyprus. As is typical of white painted ware from this period, linear geometric patterns decorate the surface of this vessel.
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Zoomorphic vases like this one are known as askoi. The animal represented is most likely a native species of deer, bones of which have been found at prehistoric sites throughout Cyprus. As is typical of white painted ware from this period, linear geometric patterns decorate the surface of this vessel.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Cypriot
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European; Southern European; Cypriot
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Cypriot
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Cypriot
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Askos in the form of a deer
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Askos in the form of a deer
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
ca. 1725?1600 B.C.
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ca. 1725?1600 B.C.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-2
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-2
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
2
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2
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Terracotta
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Terracotta
Materials and Techniques
false
Style or Period:
White Painted V Ware
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White Painted V Ware
Style or Period
false
Style or Period:
Middle Cypriot III
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Middle Cypriot III
Style or Period
false
Creation Place:
Said to be from Idalion (Potamia)
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Said to be from Idalion (Potamia)
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
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H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
74.51.795
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74.51.795
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874-76
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The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874-76
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_74.51.795.tif
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MMA_.h1_74.51.795.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false