Chlorite mortar
Description: | 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) |
Period: | Late Bronze Age II |
Date: | 1600 - 700 BC |
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. |
Accession Number: | 74.51.5051 |