Chlorite amphoriskos (small jar) - image 1

Late Bronze Age III

Chlorite amphoriskos (small jar)

The circle and knobs in relief at the base of each handle imitate a metallic handle with rivets like those of a large bronze cauldron (74.51.5685) nearby. Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. (6.7 x 6.4 cm)

Date

1200 - 1100 BC

Accession No.

74.51.5023a

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • Said to be from Amathus

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.5, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1543, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 117, pp. 72-73, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Mertens, Joan R. 2010. How to Read Greek Vases. p. 40, fig. 22, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 574, p. 401, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.