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Compared aspect: Two Cypriot clay vessels from the Cesnola Collection, about 1,300 years apart

Pale terracotta amphora with two handles, a pointed base and painted Phoenician writing on its upper body — Photograph of the object Cypriot amphora with a painted Phoenician inscription, sixth-fifth century BCE. A comparison for writing on vessels; not the Jerusalem inscription. The Met, 74.51.2300.The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 74.51.2300 · The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874-76 · CC0 · Source · CC0 1.0

Cypriot amphora with a Phoenician inscription

A Cypriot vessel, a Phoenician inscription and a findspot nobody recorded: one object that teaches us to separate what is written on it from where it came from.

Cypriot pottery jug with a long neck, a handle and pale geometric decoration on an orange body — Photograph of the object Decorated Cypriot pottery jug, ca. 1900-1800 BCE. A comparison from Cyprus, not a local excavation find. The Met, 74.51.1316.The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 74.51.1316 · The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874-76 · CC0 · Source · CC0 1.0

Cypriot jug with white-painted decoration

A small clay jug with white decoration, dated to the Middle Cypriot period. In the site's period scheme for Cyprus it is placed in the Middle Bronze Age, by the period name in its record.

Cypriot amphora with a Phoenician inscription · Cypriot jug with white-painted decoration
Compared aspect	Cypriot amphora with a Phoenician inscription	Cypriot jug with white-painted decoration
Kind of find	Inscriptions, Pottery	Pottery
Date as given by the source	6th-5th century BCE	ca. 1900-1800 BCE; Middle Cypriot I
Period	Cyprus from the Geometric to the Classical period: three periods on one page By its dating	The Middle Bronze Age in Cyprus: up to a century apart Per the museum
Culture or attribution	Cypriot, per the catalogue	Cypriot, per the catalogue
Material	Clay	Terracotta
Dimensions	H. 57.8 cm (22 3/4 in.)	H. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm)
Findspot	Not recorded by the source	Not recorded by the source
Region	Cyprus	Cyprus
Held by	The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York	The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Display	The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · Gallery 171, The Met Fifth Avenue According to the museum record as read on 22.10.2026; display changes, so check before visiting.	Not on view at present, according to the official record The record was read on 22.10.2026; display changes, so check before visiting.
Record number	74.51.2300	74.51.1316
Source	Museum record	Museum record

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