Chlorite spindle whorl - image 1

Late Bronze Age III

Chlorite spindle whorl

Around the central hole are three incised lines; around the edge, incised semi-circles with the center point indicated. H. 2/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (1.3 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm)

Date

1200 - 1050 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5006

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1552, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 595, p. 406, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.