Terracotta kernos (vase for multiple offerings)
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 2300–1900 BCE
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Overall: 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm) Other: 14in. (35.5cm)
Classification: Vases
Culture: Cycladic
Period: Early Cycladic III–Middle Cycladic I
Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation Gift, 2004
Met highlightDate range
-2305 – -2295
Largest dimension
35.5 cm
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