
Early Bronze Age I
Gabbro mace head
Spherical with a hole through the center. Overall: 1 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/4in. (4.4 x 5.7 x 5.7cm)
Classification
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1506, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 585, p. 404, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.5020, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1506
- Hermary 2013, no. 585
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