Gabbro mace head - image 1

Early Bronze Age I

Gabbro mace head

Spherical with a hole through the center. Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2in. (6.3 x 6.3 x 6.3cm)

Date

2500 - 1900 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5017

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1503, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 583, p. 404, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.