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Terracotta kernos (vase for multiple offerings) DP116321
Terracotta kernos (vase for multiple offerings) is on view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 151. The vase was created in and around ca. 2300–2200 B.C. during the Early Cycladic III–Middle Cycladic I. However the piece was discovered by Captain Copeland, in a tomb on Melos in 1829. The vase is made out of terracotta and has painted details, the dimensions are overall: 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm)
Other: 14in. (35.5cm). The vase was used in many religious aspects and the receptacles would have held food or flowers. This piece was gifted by the Annenberg Foundation Gift in 2004. The accession number is 2004.363.1. This image is in the public domain.
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Terracotta kernos (vase for multiple offerings) DP116321
Terracotta kernos (vase for multiple offerings) is on view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 151. The vase was created in and around ca. 2300–2200 B.C. during the Early Cycladic III–Middle Cycladic I. However the piece was discovered by Captain Copeland, in a tomb on Melos in 1829. The vase is made out of terracotta and has painted details, the dimensions are overall: 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm)
Other: 14in. (35.5cm). The vase was used in many religious aspects and the receptacles would have held food or flowers. This piece was gifted by the Annenberg Foundation Gift in 2004. The accession number is 2004.363.1. This image is in the public domain.
www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/256548?searchFiel...