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)

Classification

Object type: Stone vessel
Shape: JarAmphoraAmphoriskos
Decoration: Relief and applied
Material: StoneSteatite
Period: Bronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)Late Cypriot III
Date: 1200 - 1100 BC
Place of production: Cyprus
Findspot: Amathus

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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.

Identifiers

Accession no.: 74.51.5023a, Metropolitan Museum of Art
In catalogues: Myres 1914, no. 1543
Karageorghis 2000, no. 117
Hermary 2013, no. 574

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Chlorite amphoriskos (small jar)

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