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Terracotta amphora with Phoenician inscription, Cypriot (MET, 74.51.2299)

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Terracotta amphora with Phoenician inscription
Description

Cypriot; Amphora with Phoenician inscription; Cesnola Inscriptions; The painted inscription reads 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤏𐤆𐤓 (B‘L‘ZR, Baalazor), probably the name of the owner.

See: Teixidor, Javier (1976). "The Phoenician Inscriptions of the Cesnola Collection". Metropolitan Museum Journal 11: 66. DOI:10.2307/1512684. ISSN 0077-8958.
Date 7th–6th century B.C.; Cypro-Archaic
Medium Clay
Dimensions Height: 28 x 9 1/2 in. (71.1 x 24.1 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
Greek and Roman Art
Accession number
74.51.2299
Place of discovery From Cyprus, said to be from the sanctuary of the Phoenician diety Eshmun-melqarth at Kition (modern Larnaka)
Credit line The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/241853

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