Jar Item Number: M1.52 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Amphora made of red clay, full of white limestone particles and dark impurities, gritty to the touch. Patchy, red slip on surface and thin matt black and yellowish paint. Flat base, globular body, broad neck, everted, thickened knob rim and horizontal basket handles attached to midpoint of body. Decoration consists of paint covering rim, three narrow bands on neck, two broad bands with a row of light-coloured dots enclose five narrow bands at top of body, paint on handles and two narrow bands on lower part of body.
History Of Use
For storing and pouring liquids.
Narrative
Collected by Mr. Cesnola. Part of a collection made in Cyprus in 1873 and presented to the Metropolitan Museum for the 1875 opening.
Item History
- Made in Cyprus between 601 BCE and 476 BCE
- Collected during 1873
- Owned by Luigi Palma di Cesnola
- Owned by Stanford University Museum before March 1973
- Received from Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Stanford University Museum (Seller) and Department of Classics U.B.C. Department of Classics (Funding source) during March 1973
What
Who
- Culture
- Cypriot
- Previous Owner
- Luigi Palma di Cesnola and Stanford University Museum
- Received from
- Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Stanford University Museum (Seller) and Department of Classics U.B.C. Department of Classics (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cyprus
When
- Creation Date
- between 601 BCE and 476 BCE
- Collection Date
- during 1873
- Ownership Date
- before March 1973
- Acquisition Date
- during March 1973
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0239/0011