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Chlorite mortar, Late Bronze Age II Cypriot tool
Chlorite mortar, Late Bronze Age II Cypriot, c. 1600–700 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 74.51.5051.Open Access by the MET

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)

Classification

Object type
Tool
Material
StoneSteatite
Date
1600 - 700 BC

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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.

Identifiers

Accession no.
74.51.5051, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues
  • Myres 1914, no. 1534
  • Hermary 2013, no. 612

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