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Cypriot clay bird-shaped askos
unknown artist-0950/-0850
Benaki Museum of Greek Civilization
Athens, Greece
Cypriot clay bird-shaped askos with filling hole on the back and the corresponding pouring hole at the front of the head. Askoi of this type have a long tradition in Crete, Cyprus and the Dodecanese. Their presence in graves is perhaps associated with religious beliefs regarding the souls metamorphosis into a bird. Cypro-Geometric II period, 950-850 BC. H. 0.13 m. (ΓΕ 14212)
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- Title: Cypriot clay bird-shaped askos
- Creator: unknown artist
- Date Created: -0950/-0850
- Location Created: Cyprus
- length: 18.5
- Physical Dimensions: w85 x h130 cm (complete)
- More Info: Benaki Museum - Benaki Museum
- Type: vase
- Rights: Benaki Museum
- External Link: Benaki Museum
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