Terracotta kernos (vase for multiple offerings)
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Terracotta
- Dimensions
- Overall: 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm) Other: 14in. (35.5cm)
- Origin
- Cycladic
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation Gift, 2004
Art Genome Taxonomy
7 tags
Visual Qualities
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Striped Visual · 96%
Dark, roughly vertical bands recur across the attached vessels and the lower body, producing a clearly striped decorative scheme.
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Dense Composition Visual · 95%
The upper portion is densely populated by closely grouped vessels, with limited space between their bodies and openings.
Medium and Techniques
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Repetition Visual · 98%
Many similar open receptacles are repeated around the upper portion of the central body.
Time Periods
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Ancient Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog date of ca. 2300–1900 BCE places the work within ancient art.
Materials
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Terracotta Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the medium as terracotta, consistent with the image's warm, earthy fired-clay appearance.
Tableware, Vessels, and Objects
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Vessel Both · 99%
The museum classifies the object as a kernos and vase, and the image clearly shows a large container incorporating many attached open receptacles.
Antiquities, Artifacts, and Religious Objects
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Ceremonial Object Metadata · 84%
The title describes the kernos as a vase for multiple offerings, supporting an offering-related or ceremonial function.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Terracotta kernos (vase for multiple offerings). The Metropolitan Museum of Art.