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Pitcher
Near Eastern, Anatolian, Phrygian
Late Phrygian Period
699–600 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: central Anatolia
Medium/Technique
Painted pottery
Dimensions
Height: 30 cm (11 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund
Accession Number1971.297
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFemale figure (the goddess Cybele/Kubaba?) shooting arrows at male leopard; a long-horned animal behind her.
Provenance1971, sold by Mohammad Yeganeh (dealer; b. 1929 - d. 2012), Frankfurt, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 15, 1971)
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