Chlorite miniature jar

Chlorite miniature jar

Description:

Grooved body, wide mouth, and string holes.


WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 4 3/4 × 4 1/8 in., 1.5 lb. (12.1 × 10.5 cm, 0.7 kg)

Period:

Late Bronze Age II

Date:

1600 - 1050 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

“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.3, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1542, 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. 119, pp. 74-75, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 577, p. 402, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.5050