Chlorite mortar

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