Limestone chest with incised decoration

Limestone chest with incised decoration

Description:

Rectangular chest imitated from woodwork, with geometric ornament.


Overall: 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 x 6 7/8 in. (11.7 x 11.7 x 17.5 cm)

Period:

Archaic I

Date:

800 - 501 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

From Cyprus

References:

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1665, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 412, p. 294, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.5164