Archaic II
Bronze bit
Bits, normally of iron, are well attested in Archaic Cyprus. They have come to light in association with horse burials, notably at Salamis, but they may also have been placed in tombs by themselves. length 12 3/4in. (32.4cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Tool
- Material
- MetalCopper and bronze
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
- Date
- 625 - 575 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
Collection
Provenance
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 4772, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Richter, Gisela M. A. 1915. Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes. no. 1600, pp. 426, 428, New York: Gilliss Press.McClees, Helen and Christine Alexander. 1933. The Daily Life of the Greeks and Romans: As Illustrated in the Classical Collections, 5th ed. p. 109, fig. 134, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.McClees, Helen and Christine Alexander. 1941. The Daily Life of the Greeks and Romans: As Illustrated in the Classical Collections, 6th ed. p. 109, fig. 134, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 285, pp. 174-5, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.5387, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 4772
- Richter 1915, no. 1600
- Karageorghis 2000, no. 285
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