Middle Bronze Age II
Bronze toggle pin
These pins, of Asiatic origin, were made in Cyprus throughout the Middle Bronze Age and into the Late Bronze Age. The eyelet was punched through the bronze after the pin was cast. length 5 5/8in. (14.3cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Jewellery
- Material
- MetalCopper and bronze
- Date
- 1900 - 1600 BC
Accession No.
74.51.5522
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 4678, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Richter, Gisela M. A. 1915. Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes. no. 892, p. 303, New York: Gilliss Press.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 93, pp. 56-57, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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