Alabaster jug

Unknown

ca. 1450–1200 BCE · Calcite (alabaster) · Greek and Roman Art

This vase is made of a stone not found in Cyprus, although the bil-bil shape is a native type. It may have been carved in imported stone by Cypriot artists, or made in Egypt or Syria where terracotta Base Ring Ware jugs were exported in great numbers and copied in stone.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1450–1200 BCE

Medium

Calcite (alabaster)

Culture

Cypriot

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76