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Limestone inscribed statue base, Chalcolithic Cypriot
Limestone inscribed statue base, Chalcolithic Cypriot, c. 7000–30 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.2301.Open Access by the MET

Chalcolithic

Limestone inscribed statue base

Overall: 3 1/8 x 11 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (7.9 x 29.8 x 6.4 cm)

Classification

Object type
Inscribed object
Material
StoneLimestone
Place of production
Cyprus
Findspot
Golgoi
Date
7000 - 30 BC

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Accession No.

74.51.2301

Provenance

  • Said to be from Golgoi, Cyprus

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