Gypsum jar, Late Bronze Age II Cypriot
Gypsum jar, Late Bronze Age II Cypriot, c. 1600–1050 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.5113.Open Access by the MET

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
Material
StoneGypsum
Date
1600 - 1050 BC
Place of production
Cyprus

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Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
74.51.5113, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues
  • Myres 1914, no. 1634
  • Hermary 2013, no. 512

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