Chlorite amphoriskos (small jar)

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early 12th century BCE · Chlorite · Greek and Roman Art

Three signs engraved on the base of the vase are thought to be in Cypro-Minoan script or a very early example of Archaic Phoenician script. Cypro-Minoan script was the form of writing used on Cyprus in the Late Bronze Age. The language is thought to be derived from the Minoan Linear A script of Crete but, like Linear A, it remains undeciphered.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 12th century BCE

Medium

Chlorite

Culture

Cypriot

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76