Gabbro mortar or plate - image 1

Late Bronze Age II

Gabbro mortar or plate

The shallow bowl has a short stemmed foot. H. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm); Diameter 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)

Date

1600 - 1050 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5047

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1903. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 3. pl. CXV.6, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1523, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 614, p. 410, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.