Chlorite pendant in the shape of a Black African's head

Chlorite pendant in the shape of a Black African's head

Description:


Other: 1/4 x 9/16 x 1/2 in. (0.6 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm)

Period:

Bronze Age

Date:

3900 BC - 100 AD

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

From Cyprus

References:

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 3161, 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. 325, pp. 195-6, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.3161