Clay Model of a Chariot – Cypro-Geometric Inspiration Function_Tableware often dedicated to fertility deities

often dedicated to fertility deities

This asymmetrical arrangement distinguishes the form from the more common skyphoi furnished with two horizontal handles

resulting in slight variations from the ones depicted in the photos

while the horizontal handle may also have allowed the vessel to be suspended from a hook when not in use

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Clay Model of a Chariot – Cypro-Geometric Inspiration Function_Tableware often dedicated to fertility deitiesfrom THETIS Cabinet Handcrafted clay model of a chariot, based on a Cypro Geometric prototype from Cyprus, ca. 850750 BCE, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The model features a wheel made chariot box, decorated with bold geometric patterns in black and earthy red tones on a warm pale clay surface. Its curved body is completed with two large painted wheels and two crossed wooden sticks that form the chariot structure. A small front