Chlorite mortar

Chlorite mortar

Description:

The mortar has three quite tall legs.


H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Diam. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)

Period:

Late Bronze Age II

Date:

1600 - 700 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

From Cyprus

References:

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1537, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 608, p. 409, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.5056