Terracotta table

Unknown

ca. 600–480 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

This is one of three known Cypriot models of tables. The rectangular top is supported on three legs, a convention familiar from the Aegean region and the Near East as well. The checkerboard pattern on the top is interesting; it recalls the shrouds of Attic geometric funerary vases and raises the question whether these tables might have been used as biers.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 600–480 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Cypriot

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76