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Cypriot Base-Ring Juglet (Bilbil)

Cypriot

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Object Label

Bilbils were shipped in great numbers from Cyprus to Egypt. They resemble inverted poppy plants, and recent chemical analyses reveal that some of these vessels contained opium, a poppy extract.

Caption

Cypriot. Cypriot Base-Ring Juglet (Bilbil), ca. 1575–1475 B.C.E.. Clay, slip, 5 13/16 x Diam. 2 13/16 in. (14.8 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift, 00.164. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Cypriot

Title

Cypriot Base-Ring Juglet (Bilbil)

Date

ca. 1575–1475 B.C.E.

Period

Late Cypriot IB Period

Geography

Place made: Cyprus

Medium

Clay, slip

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

5 13/16 x Diam. 2 13/16 in. (14.8 x 7.1 cm)

Credit Line

Anonymous gift

Accession Number

00.164

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Cypriot

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