Gypsum jar

Gypsum jar

Description:

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)

Period:

Late Bronze Age II

Date:

1600 - 1050 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Accession Number:

74.51.5113