
Late Bronze Age II
Gypsum jar
With loop handles and geometric decoration. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 9 1/2 in., 2.5 lb., 4 5/8 in. (24.1 cm, 1.1 kg, 11.7 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Stone vessel
- Shape
- Jar
- Date
- 1600 - 1050 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1877. Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs, and Temples. A Narrative of Researches and Excavations During Ten Years' Residence in That Island. pl. XVIII, London: John Murray.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1634, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 512, pp. 384-85, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.5113, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1634
- Hermary 2013, no. 512
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