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Gabbro mace head, Early Bronze Age I Cypriot weapons & armour
Gabbro mace head, Early Bronze Age I Cypriot, c. 2500–1900 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.5016.Open Access by the MET

Early Bronze Age I

Gabbro mace head

Spherical with a hole through the center. Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2in. (7 x 6.3 x 6.3cm)

Classification

Object type
Weapon
Material
Stone
Period
Bronze AgeEarly Cypriot (Early Bronze Age)
Date
2500 - 1900 BC
Place of production
Cyprus

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Accession No.

74.51.5016

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1502, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 587, p. 404, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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