Chlorite spindle whorl - image 1

Late Bronze Age III

Chlorite spindle whorl

Around the central hole are circles in low relief against a background of punctate dots. Diam. 1 in. (2.5 cm)

Date

1200 - 1050 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5000

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1558, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 593, pp. 405, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.