Shist whetstone or polisher - image 1

Late Bronze Age II

Shist whetstone or polisher

Polisher. Overall: W.:1 x L.:2 5/8 xT.: 7/8 in. (2.5 x 6.7 x 2.2 cm)

Date

1600 - 1050 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5030

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1511, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 627, p. 413, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.