Faience bowl

Unknown

ca. 1300–1200 BCE · Faience · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, lotus flower This is probably a local, Cypriot imitation of an Egyptian faience lotus bowl. Here, the flower is on the interior. The exterior of metal phialai are often articulated with more or less stylized petals.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1300–1200 BCE

Medium

Faience

Culture

Cypriot

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76