LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: kernos

South Italian, Daunian Ring-shaped vessel (kernos) with three attached jars: horsemen, lyre-player, ca. 600 – 550 B.C. Ceramic h. 14.0 cm., diam. 15.1 cm. (5 1/2 x 5 15/16 in.) Museum purchase, gift of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951 y1990-4 Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/33231

South Italian, Daunian Ring-shaped vessel (kernos) with three attached jars: horsemen, lyre-player, ca. 600 – 550 B.C. Ceramic h. 14.0 cm., diam. 15.1 cm. (5 1/2 x 5 15/16 in.) Museum purchase, gift of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951 y1990-4 Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/33231

Black-Glazed Kernos made of four small pyxides, decorated with geometric and floral patterns From the "I Cappucini" necropolis in Orte Early 3rd century BC Text from the Vatican Museum label.

Terracotta Kernos (vase for multiple offerings) Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Teano, applied color, ca. 330-300 BC Accession # 09.221.46 s The site of Teano produced a variety of black-glazed pottery that is a simpler counterpoint of Gnathian in Apulia. Embellishment consists of added white, incision, and impressed motifs. These three vases belong to a large set that was found together; the remaining pieces are exhibited in the Greek and Roman Study Collection. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Terracotta Kernos (vase for multiple offerings) Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Teano, applied color, ca. 330-300 BC Accession # 09.221.46 s The site of Teano produced a variety of black-glazed pottery that is a simpler counterpoint of Gnathian in Apulia. Embellishment consists of added white, incision, and impressed motifs. These three vases belong to a large set that was found together; the remaining pieces are exhibited in the Greek and Roman Study Collection. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Terracotta ring-kernos (offering vase) Cypriot From the Cesnola Collection, Accession # 74.51.660 Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Terracotta ring-kernos (offering vase) Cypriot, Cypro-Geometric I, White Painted Ware I, ca. 1050-950 BC From the Cesnola Collection, Accession # 74.51.659 There are small holes in the bull's head and the cups that allowed liquid to flow into the hollow, horizontal ring. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Terracotta ring-kernos (offering vase) Cypriot, Cypro-Geometric I, White Painted Ware I, ca. 1050-950 BC From the Cesnola Collection, Accession # 74.51.659 There are small holes in the bull's head and the cups that allowed liquid to flow into the hollow, horizontal ring. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Terracotta kernos, Vase for multiple offerings Greek Antiquities Container (Kernos) Material : Terracotta Date : between 2300 and 2200 B.C., Early Cycladic III- Middle Cycladic I Accession # 2004.363.1 Place : Metropolitan Museum of Art The Robert and Renée Belfer Court Description Although the kernos was used in widely disparate regions during the prehistoric period, particularly impressive examples have come to light in the Cyclades. This one of the grandest preserved. The receptacles probably contained foodstuffs of various kinds, and perhaps also flowers. CYCLADIC ANTIQUITIES ACQUIRED BY METROPOLITAN MUSEUM (New York, November 5, 2004)—The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today the acquisition of a group of three exceptional Cycladic terracotta vases dating to circa 2000 B.C. Purchased through a gift from The Annenberg Foundation, the group consists of a container for offerings known as a kernos, a tall jar, and a jug. "These works are spectacular additions to the Metropolitan Museum's Cycladic collection," stated Philippe de Montebello, Director of the Metropolitan Museum. "They are powerful as works of art, representing the potter's expertise at its most accomplished, and also serve as rich sources of information about Cycladic culture and its interrelations with neighboring areas such as Crete. Thanks to the generosity of The Annenberg Foundation, the Museum's holdings have been strengthened immeasurably by this acquisition. This is particularly welcome at this crucial time, as the Department of Greek and Roman Art, led by Carlos Picón, is carrying out extensive renovations of their galleries and reinstallation of their collections." The three objects were found together on the Aegean island of Melos in 1829 by a British officer, Captain Richard Copeland, who was surveying in the eastern Mediterranean. They were donated to Eton College in Windsor, England, by Copeland's widow in 1857. The offering vase and the jar were first put on view at the Metropolitan Museum as loans in 1996 on the occasion of the opening of the Robert and Renée Belfer Court, the first phase of the ongoing reinstallation of the Museum's Greek and Roman Galleries. The jug was included in the recent purchase of the group by the Metropolitan. All are now on view together in the Belfer Court, which houses prehistoric and early Greek art. The art of the ancient Cycladic islands is most familiar from the elegant marble statuettes, usually of female figures, that were created between about 2800 and 2000 B.C. The same extraordinary level of craftsmanship evident in the statuettes appears in the offering container. Standing 13-5/8 inches high, it consists of a conical stand that supports 25 elongated receptacles, which are connected by a series of small platforms and struts – a very early application of the cantilever principle. The two rings of receptacles would probably have contained offerings of natural products such as seeds, grain, fruit, perhaps fibers, and so on. The decoration consists of lines that emphasize the major features of the vase; the blackish-brown glaze is applied over a buff slip that covers the actual surface. Although the piece has received some slight repairs, every aspect of its preservation is excellent. Kernoi of this type are associated principally with the island of Melos and have most often been found in tombs. The majority are far simpler, with between three and 12 receptacles. Only a handful of kernoi compare closely with the example now in the Metropolitan Museum; the finest counterparts are in The British Museum, London, and the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. The newly acquired kernos, arguably the finest preserved, was also the last one in private hands. The second object, the jar, probably contained a burial. At 16-3/8 inches in height, it is slightly taller than the kernos. While the shape is well attested, the Eton example is featured throughout the archaeological literature thanks to its superb state of preservation. The decoration is very similar to that of the kernos, a