Terracotta lentoid flask

Unknown

11th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Both sides of the flask are decorated with goats, birds, and rudimentary foliage. The skeletal character of the birds' wings provides a noteworthy antecedent to the renderings on Cypro-Archaic vases. The origin of this piece has been much discussed. The shape, clay, burnishing, and other technical features have stronger parallels in Levantine than in Cypriot pottery. Indeed, it is probably one of the earliest Phoenician vases imported into Cyprus.

Artist

Unknown

Date

11th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Levantine

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76