Chlorite mortar - image 1

Late Bronze Age II

Chlorite mortar

The mortar has four wide legs. Traces of fire on the interior suggest that the object served as an incense burner. Overall: H.:2 1/2 x W.:5 1/4 in. (6.4 x 13.3 cm)

Date

1600 - 700 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5051

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1534, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 612, p. 410, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.