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Two documented objects side by side: dating as the source words it, material, dimensions, culture, holder and display status. The comparison shows what the records say and claims no link between the objects.
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Compared aspect: Two Cypriot clay vessels from the Cesnola Collection, about 1,300 years apart
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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
A small clay jug with white decoration, dated to the Middle Cypriot period. The site has no Cypriot period scheme yet, so the jug appears in a list by source date.
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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
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 jug with white-painted decoration · Cypriot amphora with a Phoenician inscription
Not on view at present, according to the official record The record was read on 22.10.2026; display changes, so check before visiting.
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.
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