Sculpted pomegranate

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Title

Sculpted pomegranate

Date

1500-1000 BCE

Creator

Unknown (Cypriot)
Cypriot

Coverage

Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa

Type

containers|decorative art|sculpture

Format

Materials/Techniques: Unglazed; terracotta
Measurements: 6.5 cm long, 5 cm in diameter

Description

Small pomegranate fruit sculpted form terracotta clay. The shape is round with irregularities, and tapers into a point on one end, and is shaped into a wide blossom (calyx) on the other end.

Subject

Pomegranate (fruit)

Identifier

Repository Accession Number: 979.7.36
Record: UO-MCA-979-7-36

Source

Cataloguer: Vera Hadzic, University of Ottawa
Photographer: Mélissa Mourez, University of Ottawa and Niġel Klemenčič-Puglisevich, Carleton University
Image Date: 2018-07-19

Rights

The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee